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John and Gordy compare today’s political climate to the late ‘60s and early ‘70s—and the parallels are striking. The mood, the uncertainty, the feeling that things could escalate at any moment... it all echoes that turbulent era of upheaval, political scandal, and landmark court decisions. “We warned everybody... and no one listened.” Just as Kent State became a turning point then, could recent events mark a similar moment now?

Workers at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace braved the windy cold for a picket line and press conference in downtown Madison this morning, as they advocate for a union contract six months after unionizing. The full- and part-time employees at the Madison location — who include include van limo drivers, bartenders, and cooks — unionized in August.