Interviews in Washington D.C. with Van Jones, Pramila Jayapal, and Ai-jen Poo at the People’s Action Founding Convention.

MILWAUKEE - This week we have a special edition of the Battleground Wisconsin Podcast featuring exclusive interviews with 3 rising progressive leaders who have unique perspectives on how to build the political power to achieve the full promise of American life. The interviews were recorded this week in Washington, D.C. at the People’s Action Founding Convention.

The interviews include: (1) Van Jones, a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy. He served as a special advisor to the Obama White House and is currently a political contributor on CNN. (2) Pramila Jayapal, a newly elected Congresswoman from the state of Washington who had already made a huge splash on the national scene. She is an Indian immigrant who came to America when she was 16. Pramila attributes her election to her bold, progressive agenda and not being afraid to stand up to corporate and special interests. 3) Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Co-director of the Caring Across Generations Campaign. Ai-Jen is considered one of the top progressive strategists in America. She has been organizing immigrant women workers for over two decades, forging pathways to sustainable quality jobs for the caregiving workforce and fighting to guarantee access to affordable care for the nation’s aging populations.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/clean-energy-economy-s460.jpgMoney from PSC’s Energy Innovation Grant Program will go to 28 projects that will expand access to clean energy and invest in the adoption of innovative technologies and processes.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/paul-ryan-sad-s5.jpgHouse Speaker to step down at end of this Congress in January. May trigger another wave of retirements among Republicans not eager to face angry voters in the fall.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/fishing-on-lake-s5.jpgTrump Administration’s newest budget proposes a 90 percent reduction in the Land and Water Conservation Fund that Wisconsin relies heavily.