In his first week in the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A political scientist tells us what that could mean for international relations and trade. Over the weekend, women are marching in Washington D.C. and cities around the country, including Madison. One of the organizers of the group of Wisconsinites headed to D.C. to march joins us to talk about what issues women are trying to raise as a new administration takes office. With a plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act moving through Congress, we discuss how losing the ACA will affect healthcare in rural areas of Wisconsin.
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Trump Signs Executive Order To Abandon TPP
Following through with his promise to leave trade deals that he believes hurt Americans workers, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the Obama-era Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) today. We find out what the move means for international trade and international relations.
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How An Affordable Care Act Repeal Might Affect Healthcare In Rural Areas
We look at how a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act could impact healthcare facilities in rural areas.
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Women's March On Washington
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women from around the country converged on the nation’s capitol for the Women’s March on Washington. There were similar marches in cities around the country at the same time. A sister march webpage estimates 2.6 million people took part on 673 marches in all 50 states and in 32 countries. We talk to one of the organizers of the group of Wisconsin women who traveled to Washington DC for the march.
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- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Haleema Shah Producer
- Karl Christenson Producer
- Amanda Magnus Producer
- Mark Copelovitch Guest
- Jared Keller Guest
- Jessica Hughes Guest
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