Ruth Conniff


Ruth Conniff is an American progressive journalist who served as editor-at-large of The Progressive. and is now the editor at the Wisconsin Examiner. Conniff has also written for The Nation and the New York Times among other publications.

Early life

Conniff was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She attended Yale, where she received her B.A. in philosophy cum laude in 1990. She resides in Maple Bluff, a suburb of Madison.

Career

Previously the political editor of The Progressive, Conniff was named editor-in-chief in 2013. According to her byline at The Progressive: "Ruth Conniff covers national politics for The Progressive and is a voice of The Progressive on many TV and radio programs. Conniff was a regular on CNN’s Capital Gang Sunday and is now a regular on PBS’s To the Contrary. She also has appeared frequently on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and on NPR and Pacifica."