Wisconsin: Here Comes the Brownshirts
Region: United States
With less than two weeks before Wisconsinites go to the polls and possibly vote six Republicans out of the State Senate, the billionaire Koch brothers and their well funded roster of right-wing front groups have poured ... more
Views: 3097Something Stinks in Wisconsin
Region: United States
Something stinks in Wisconsin, and it’s not the cheese. Once again a ultra right-wing Koch brothers astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), and the Republican Party are engaging in voter suppression, ... more
Views: 2809Wisconsin Republicans Ignore Court Order
Region: Wisconsin
Earlier this week, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a restraining order to stop publication of the Wisconsin law eliminating collective bargaining rights for public workers. Publication in the Wisconsin ... more
Views: 2116Wisconsin Republicans Pass Union Busting Bill without Democrats
Region: Wisconsin
Tonight the Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate voted to pass the "Budget Repair" legislation that has kept their Democratic colleagues out of state for the last 23 days. There were no Democratic State Senators... more
Views: 1806Protests Erupt Nationally after 10 Days in Wisconsin Capital
Region: United States
At noon today, February 26, 2011, in all 50 states of the United States, local protests will be held in support of the workers and unions in Wisconsin who have been protesting in Madison for 10 days. Matters in Madison ca... more
Views: 2006Democratic Legislators Deny Quorum by Leaving Wisconsin
Region: Wisconsin
Fourteen members of the Wisconsin State Senate earlieri this week decided to leave the state rather than participate in a scheduled vote which would deny collective bargaining rights to public workers including teachers, c... more
Views: 2079American Corporatocracy: Wisconsin Style
Region: United States
Originally published in The Daily Censored for Project Censored. This week, in the American corporatocracy, we witnessed Wisconsin Republicans, including their newly minted Governor Scott Walker (no relation to my brother... more
Views: 2094Union Member-to-Member Walks Kick Off AFL-CIO 2008 Election Mobilization
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels, May 12, 2008 Hundreds of AFL-CIO union members in three states kicked off the first round of door-to-door, member-to-member walks this past weekend as part of the AFL-CIO’s massive get-out-the vot... more
Views: 1441In Wisconsin, the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Steals Yet Another Election
Region: Wisconsin
Now that the Wisconsin people have chosen Judge Michael Gabelman to replace incumbent Judge Louis Butler on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the (yes, yes, I’m going to have to say it) predictable, all too pr... more
Views: 1878Fair Trade Certified Flowers Arrive in Time for Valentine's Day and Spring
Region: WisconsinWith Fair Trade spreading like wildfire in the United States, people shopping for flowers for the Valentine's Day holiday and for the forthcoming Spring (a season that, while only a little more than a month away, seems a y... more
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