Election Day 2020 is still over a year away, but the buzz about how it could play out already seems to be at fever pitch. That's why at this year's Cap Times Idea Fest, Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien sat down with a group of political observers and operatives to have a talk about the outlook for the year ahead.

Recordings from Cap Times Idea Fest, a two-day event featuring lively discussions and engaging conversations with leaders from the realms of politics, the economy, education, journalism and culture.

Recordings from Cap Times Idea Fest, a two-day event featuring lively discussions and engaging conversations with leaders from the realms of politics, the economy, education, journalism and culture.

Live from Cap Times Idea Fest

Recordings from Cap Times Idea Fest, a two-day event featuring lively discussions and engaging conversations with leaders from the realms of politics, the economy, education, journalism, and culture.

Recordings from Cap Times Idea Fest, a two-day event featuring lively discussions and engaging conversations with leaders from the realms of politics, the economy, education, journalism, and culture.

Election Day 2020 is still over a year away, but …

Wisconsin politics in 2020

Cap Times Investigative Reporter Katelyn Ferral sat down with three journalism leaders and researchers to discuss what news outlets should do stay credible in an age of “alternative facts.”

Cap Times Investigative Reporter Katelyn Ferral s…

The news media’s credibility crisis

In 1979, The Progressive magazine gained national attention as the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government seeking to prevent the magazine from publishing the “secret” of the hydrogen bomb, though all the information was already publicly available. 

Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive, spoke with key people involved in the article about the lessons to be learned from their experience.

In 1979, The Progressive magazine gained national attention as the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government seeking to prevent the magazine from publishing the “secret” of the hydrogen bomb, though all the information was already publicly available.   Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive, spoke with key people involved in the article about the lessons to be learned from their experience.

In 1979, The Progressive magazine gained national…

The First Amendment, government authority and nuclear weapons

This year's Cap Times Idea Fest included a meditation on the state of the union -- not with a speech delivered by the president, but with a conversation among an all-star roster of Washington Post journalists.

This year's Cap Times Idea Fest included a medita…

Wisconsin politics in 2020

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