Elizabeth DiNovella

Elizabeth DiNovella is Culture Editor of The Progressive. She writes about activism, politics, music, books, and film. She also produces Progressive Radio, a thirty-minute public affairs program hosted by Matthew Rothschild. Before working for The Progressive, DiNovella was the News and Public Affairs Director at WORT-FM, the community radio station of Madison, Wisconsin.
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President Obama Gets His Groove Back at UW-Madison »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, October 5, 2012

President Barack Obama spoke in front of a friendly crowd of 30,000 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Thursday, October 4. By Elizabeth DiNovellaread more

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Calls for End of NFL Ref Lockout After Packer Loss »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, September 25, 2012

For the nearly 47% of Wisconsinites that voted to recall the Gov, the irony of the union-busting governor calling for the end of the labor lockout was rich. After all, the people who supported Scott Walker are the ones behind the NFL lockout.read more

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NFL Owners Are Hurting the Game with Ref Lockout »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, September 24, 2012

The NFL owners aren’t thinking about the players or the fans as the lockout continues.read more

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Dark Money’s Dark Role in Wisconsin Races »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, September 20, 2012

Dark money, aka undisclosed campaign cash, played a pivotal role in Wisconsin’s recall elections of 2011 and 2012. More than half of the $90.4 million raised was undisclosed.read more

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Sherrod Brown Beats Back Big Money »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, October 2012 issue

Can this progressive Senator survive the onslaught from Karl Rove and company?read more

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Paul Ryan at the RNC »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, August 26, 2012

When Paul Ryan bounds the stage at the RNC this week, chances are pretty good that he will be touting his small town Wisconsin roots.

His home town of Janesville, population 64,000, isn’t that small of a town, when it comes to this state, which has towns of 400 or 500 people.read more

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Paul Ryan, Prom King »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, May 5, 2012

Ryan, chair of the Budget Committee and rising star in the GOP, is doing a series of town halls in his district and this one was in his hometown of Janesville.read more

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Wisconsin GOP Senate Candidates Benefit from Government Contracts »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, August 2, 2012

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidates Eric Hovde and Tommy Thompson are denouncing government spending on the campaign trail. But a close look at their personal fortunes reveal the two have greatly benefitted from—wait for it—government contracts.read more

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On the Road to Damascus with Alex Cockburn »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, July 22, 2012

I will leave it to others to remember the details of his writing and to catalog his faults. For now, I remember a dear friend that I truly miss.read more

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Another Judge Rules Against Wisconsin Voter ID Law »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, July 18, 2012

It’s all but assured that the photo ID requirement will not be in place for the November elections.read more

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GOP Picks Millionaire to Run in Wisconsin Senate Race »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, July 13, 2012

Regardless of who leads in the polls, the eventual GOP candidate will be far wealthier than most Wisconsinites.read more

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Thomas Frank Interview »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, July 2012 issue

“The right was able to recast itself as a populist movement,” says the author and cultural critic.“This is the secret to conservatism’s success.”read more

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How the Republican Governors Association Framed the Recall »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, July 7, 2012

The RGA’s well-organized campaign played a huge role in giving Scott Walker a victory.read more

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Attack Ads Against Baldwin »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, June 29, 2012

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has launched its video ad against Wisconsin Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin. It goes after her for uttering that awful word: solidarity.read more

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Title IX and Olympic Gold »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, June 27, 2012

This summer we can celebrate two milestones in women’s sports. June is the 40th anniversary of Title IX. July marks the debut of women’s boxing at the Olympic Games in London.read more

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