ABC for Health is a Madison-based law firm that helps people navigate health coverage and medical debt issues. Their staff voted unanimously last Wednesday in favor of unionization – seeking better pay, more promotion opportunities, and a voice in the firm’s strategic planning.

To learn more about the union campaign and how management has responded, our News Producer Faye Parks sat down this afternoon with staff attorney Tim Hennigan.

Image courtesy: ABC for Health via Facebook.

Seven candidates running for Wisconsin governor joined a forum Monday evening to share their ideas about criminal justice reform, immigrants’ rights, and environmental justice.

Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive Magazine recorded a quick interview with Trita Parsi, vice president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. They talked on Tuesday, June 16th and the Memorandum of Understanding or MOU of an agreed upon ceasefire was scheduled to be signed on Friday, June 19th.

As it turned out, the President signed the MOU on Wednesday, June 17th at the Palace of Versailles in France during a dinner hosted at the G7 summit.

Although they mention the agreement in the conversation, Norm and Trita Parsi spoke in more depth about the U.S.-Iran relationship over time than about the specific terms of the agreement, much of which was not known at the time. Parsi is a well-known scholar and expert on Iranian-U.S. affairs and we appreciate his taking time to present his analysis to our audience.

For an update on the specific situation, see the Quincy Institute webinar with regional experts from Tuesday, June 23rd at http://quincyinst.org/events/breakup-will-the-iran-war-accelerate-us-efforts-to-craft-an-independent-foreign-policy/

Quincy Institute: http://quincyinst.org/

Trita Parsi Books: http://www.tritaparsi.com/books

Trita Parsi’s Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trita_Parsi

The Progressive Magazine: http://progressive.org/

Last week, Madison’s Office of the Independent Police Monitor released a new finding: that police violence played a role in the death of a man in custody in 2024, contrary to the county’s medical examiner’s autopsy report. To talk about the place of medical examiners in the criminal justice system, host Dana Pellebon is joined by scholar, Terence Keel, author of The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence.

Featured image of the cover of The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence.

A group of local historians are hard at work unearthing and preserving the rich histories of Madison’s neighborhoods. Using maps and oral histories, Make History Madison is a crowd-sourced, place-based public history initiative that encourages people of all ages to contribute photos, research, testimonials, and observations about the places in Madison that matter to them. On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes speaks with four guests involved in the project, Martín Alvarado, James Levy, Angela Richardson, and John Wedge.

Madison’s 37th annual Juneteenth celebration saw a massive turnout on Saturday. This year’s theme: “Black Resilience: Celebrating Our History and Presence.”

After a march down Park Street, as many of 15,000 people convened in Penn Park to enjoy activities for all ages. WORT reporter Brian Standing was there and brings us this coverage with our News Producer Faye Parks.

Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

A flavored cheese that earned a blue ribbon in the latest World Championship Cheese Contest will soon be available in supermarkets across the country. It was developed at a modern cheese plant located about thirty miles west of Madison.

Bert Zipperer and Pete Hardin explain how Arena Cheese earned its reputation for innovation and creativity, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

Image courtesy: Arena Cheese Factory.

This week on “Madison Mixology,” we’re off to Puerto Rico to learn about the Pina Colada and its many variations – dating all the way back to the late 1700s.

Feature contributor Charlie Belawski tells us how to blend up this frozen treat and shares the history behind it.

Madison’s new men’s shelter could clear one of the last hurdles before opening day, and city officials get feedback on the recent slew of budget engagement events.

Brenda Konkel has the rundown on this week’s meetings, in this edition of “Forward Lookout.”

This Saturday, June 13th is the anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s nomination to the U-S Supreme Court by then-President Lyndon Johnson in 1967. Johnson said his ground breaking action was “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.” Feature contributor Harry Richardson has the story.

Image courtesy: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.

https://lbj.artifacts.archives.gov/people/16933/thurgood-marshall/objects