Please Vote Out Warmongers And Animal Abusers (tags)
Please vote out of national, state and local offices, from the courts, every animal abuser. and warmonger, from Barbara Boxer to John Kasich
Wolf Patrol Monitoring project arrives to protest hunt in Wisconsin (tags)
Coinciding with National Wolf Awareness Week, a coalition of citizen monitors from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and other states will be patrolling Wisconsin’s recreational wolf hunt, which begins October 15th.
Political Thriller Citizen Koch Premieres in Los Angeles (tags)
Citizen Koch director Carl Deal joined a political panel moderated by Lauren Steiner following Friday night’s theatrical premiere at the Sundance Sunset Cinema.
L.A born Actor James Cromwell Arrested in Animal Rights Action (tags)
Once again Los Angeles born James Cromwell is arrested speaking out against brutality to animals, this time at the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Anti-Worker Law Struck Down (tags)
class war
A Conversation Worth Having (tags)
The Nation magazine recently held a roundtable blog discussion that debated the effects of the failed Wisconsin recall. The discussion is important because of the seriousness of its subject. Such open and frank conversations have been sadly quite rare, so it is something of a credit to the Nation that they hosted this discussion.
Getting Rolled in Wisconsin (tags)
Andy Kroll is a reporter in the D.C. bureau of Mother Jones magazine and an associate editor at TomDispatch.com.
Wisconsin’s recall election proves no substitute for a social movement (tags)
Democratic Party and union leaders were afraid of the power of people on display in Madison, afraid of a movement that had blossomed out of their control and afraid that they would not look “respectable” in the eyes of establishment power brokers and the corporate mass media.
The U.S. Labor Movement at the Crossroads, in the Crosshairs (tags)
The labor movement had better do some deep soul searching, and fast. Although the defeat in Wisconsin is the horrible end to a local drama, the corporate winners hope to turn their victory into the beginning chapter of a national novel.
AFL-CIO Declares Victory in Wisconsin in the Face of Defeat (tags)
In the wake of the Wisconsin elections and the failure to unseat Governor Walker, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has issued a victory statement of sorts, resorting to the most tortured and convoluted logic.
Walker Wins, Wisconsinites (tags)
elections
Wisconsin's Recall Election (tags)
Wisconsin
Wisconsinites v. Governor Scott Walker (tags)
class war
Winner Take All Politics (tags)
Since Ronald Reagan's term in office, the assets of the US have been systematically and massively redistributed from bottom to top. Political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson call this a "thirty-year war" in their powerful myth-destroying book "Winner Take All Politics."
BTL:After Court Reinstates Wisconsin Anti-Union Law, Activists Organize for Summer State S (tags)
Interview with Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine, conducted by Scott Harris
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Anti-Union Law (tags)
union busting
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Anti-Union Law (tags)
labor
BTL:Although National Media Spotlight is Gone, Progressive Mobilization Against Wis. Gov. (tags)
Interview with Ben Manski, coordinator of Wisconsin Wave , conducted by Scott Harris
Downtown March for Workers' Rights (tags)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Approximately 20,000 marchers demonstrated their support for unions and the right to collectively bargain.
BTL:Study: Wisconsin's GOP Anti-Union Legislation will Disproportionately Harm State's Wom (tags)
Interview with Glenda Jones, assistant professor and director of Women and Gender Studies Program, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
Public Workers’ Struggle Is Our Struggle (tags)
Though it ended in a setback when the Republican majority in the Wisconsin state legislature used legally dubious tactics to ram the bill through anyway, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s plan to strip his state’s public workers of the right to form unions and bargain collectively has engendered nationwide resistance from America’s increasingly embattled working class. Tens of thousands of people from Wisconsin and elsewhere flooded Madison, the state capital, and occupied the capitol building to protest Walker’s policies, and the Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate left the state for three weeks to deny Walker and the Republicans the votes they needed to eviscerate the state’s union movement. America’s working and middle classes need to stand strong and fight back in the face of these efforts by the corporate and radical Right to deny the non-rich any voice whatsoever in America’s politics.
Wisconsin: For a General Strike Now! (tags)
A law challenging the very existence unions of government workers has just been rammed through the legislature in Wisconsin. In addition, wages have been slashed by up to 10 percent to make up for cuts to health insurance and pensions. The labor movement and workers nationwide and internationally are vividly aware of the stakes. There has been a lot of talk in the last three weeks about a general strike. The Wisconsin South Central Labor Federation even voted to authorize one. But now that the moment of truth has arrived, the union bureaucrats have gotten cold feet. They are doing everything to prevent strike action and instead to divert anger at this vicious law into a drive to recall Republican senators, to be replaced by Democrats, whose “alternative” budget bill would also have drastically slashed wages and benefits. There should be no delay: this is the hour for powerful labor action. A general strike is needed to shut down Wisconsin now!
Inland Empire Solidarity with Libya and Wisconsin (tags)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
POMONA, California - With shouts of "Down with dictatorship!" and "The union's under attack! What do we do? Stand up, fight back!" a group composed primarily of local youth sent a strong statement of solidarity with the people of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as with union workers in Wisconsin and elsewhere at the corner of Mission and Garey.
Promises, Promises: Obama Rebuffs Invites to Stand with [Wisconsin] Workers (tags)
Send Obama and the Democrats a message and change your voter registration status to "Green Party" or "Peace & Freedom"! (Last years' Prop. 14 eliminated partisan primary elections, so there's really isn't any reason left to be a registered Democrat). Postage-paid voter registration cards are available at most libraries and post offices -- fill out one today!
Battleground Wisconsin: Corporate Power v. Worker Rights (tags)
worker struggles
Corporate Coup D'Etat in Wisconsin (tags)
worker struggles
BTL:Union Solidarity Mobilization in Madison May Signal Political Realignment in Wisconsin (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES - A four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.
Wisconsin State Senate voted Today to end End Collective Bargaining! (tags)
Late Wednesday, Wisconsin Republicans rammed a measure through the Senate stripping collective bargaining rights from most public workers in the state.... Republicans were able to push through the measure... by separating the collective bargaining provision from the other elements of Governor Scott Walker's "budget repair bill.".... Scott Walker spent three weeks claiming that collective bargaining was a fiscal issue, and then the legislature just passed the bill as “non-fiscal.”..... Within hours of the vote, the Capitol was flooded with thousands of furious protesters......
Wisconsin Democrats Plan Capitulation (tags)
worker struggles
THEY CORRUPTED & COLLUDED WITH THESE U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE$ LIKE CLARENCE THOMA$.... (tags)
UNTIL CLARENCE THOMAS RESIGNS FROM THE PEOPLES U.S. SUPREME COURT,LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS WILL BE FORCED 2 CONTINUE ASKING FOR A FULL U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT & U.S.CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS OBVIOUS FRONTING OF CORPORATE AMERICA & ELSEWHERE TO GAIN POLITICAL VOTES WITH CERTAIN U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES INVOLVED WITH LAST JANUARYS LEGAL DECISION CONCERNING ALLOWING INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL CORPORATE UNLIMITED SECRET POLITICAL 501C4 SLU$H TO INFLUENCE OUR FUTURE USA ELECTIVE PROCE$$.
Corporate-Welfare Recipients: Are They Eating Steak And Driving Cadillacs? (tags)
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Can Historic Wisconsin Pro-Union Protests Re-Energize U.S. Labor, Progressive Movements? (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES - A four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.
Waging War on Working Americans (tags)
labor struggles
Reactionary Extremism in Wisconsin and Ohio (tags)
worker struggles
Spreading Activism for Change (tags)
worker struggles
Why All Workers Should Support Unions (tags)
It's official: Republicans have declared war on organized labor. Unclear to millions of unorganized workers is whether or not they should care. Thanks to years of right wing propaganda -- and labor union inertia -- millions of Americans are "union skeptics," unsure as to the nature of the union animal. These fence-straddlers have no direct experience with organized labor, but they will be absolutely crucial participants in this war of corporate power versus working people.
Over 1,000 Turn Out in San Diego to Support Wisconsin Workers (tags)
Over 1,000 people turned out for a rally outside the San Diego County Administrative Center February 26 at noon to support Wisconsin's unionized public workers against the threat by Governor Scott Walker and the Republican majority in the state legislature to pass a bill essentially eliminating the right of the state's public employees to unionize and bargain collectively. A wide range of speakers, including union activists, community leaders and elected officials, said that if Walker's bill and similar ones in other states pass, it will essentially mark the end of the American middle class. The rally was part of a nationwide mobilization, and many of those who braved the cold and the rain to attend mentioned that the protesters in Wisconsin itself are sleeping out in the cold and snow in weather far worse than that in San Diego.
Angelenos come out and support their brothers and sisters of Wisconsin at RALLY TO SAVE THE AMERICAN DREAM in downtown Los Angeles in front of City Hall on Saturday, February 26th, 2011.
Hidden Provisions in Wisconsin Bill (tags)
worker struggles
Wisconsin's Spirit: Courage for Other States to Emulate (tags)
worker struggles
I wish to congratulate the brave people of Wisconsin for standing up to the tyrant and are now engaged in a fight of their life.
Wisconsin: Ground Zero to Save Public Worker Rights (tags)
worker struggles
Wisconsin governor raises stakes in union fight with threat of job losses (tags)
Republican Scott Walker warns Wisconsin he will fire state workers if his union-busting bill does not pass
Live Reporting from the Wisconsin Protests (tags)
Madison, Wisconsin IMC is offline right now- however there are other NONCORPORATE places to go for breaking news from Wisconsin-
Peace and Freedom Party Statement on Wisconsin's Worker and Student Demonstrations (tags)
Peace & Freedom Party Stands in Solidarity with Wisconsin's Worker and Student Demonstrations
Feb 22 Cal Solidarity Rallies with Wisconsin Labor; General Strike Call in Wisconsin (tags)
The general strike is the only effective weapon labor has to put an end to the capitalist profit motive that is the cause of all our grief. Michael Moore reports that LABOR IN WISCONSIN IS PREPARING FOR A GENERAL STRIKE! California has several solidarity rallies planned for Feb 22.
Tea Party Stooges Join Wisconsin Protests (tags)
worker struggles
Wisconsin Labor Leads 2d American Revolution (tags)
One year ago, on March 4, California students and teachers had a one-day strike for education, but nothing has improved because we did not have a general strike. Today, Wisconsin workers are striking and protesting the planned Democrat-Republican attack on the workingclass so as to maximize the profits of the capitalist class. The whole country should join this 2d American Revolution with all deliberate speed.
US Workers: Resurgent or Waging a Rearguard Action? (tags)
worker rights
The sweeping anti-union legislation being pushed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is not about balancing budgets. It is a power grab, part of a calculated effort to undermine what's left of the most significant institutional counter-balance to the ever-weightier political influence of corporations.
Egypt's Spirit Lands in Wisconsin (tags)
protest
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE 2 BITE ON POOR AMERICANS ... (tags)
WE WILL CONTINUE DELIVERING MANY MORE DENTAL HEALTH ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE USA AND INTERNATIONAL WORLD UNTIL WE ARE ALL ASSURED VIA WASHINGTON DC THAT OUR POORER AMERICANS DENTAL NEEDS WILL BE COMPLETELY COVERED IN THIS PENDING HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION ....
Ultimo Hijo sobreviviente de Francisco "Pancho" Villa (tags)
Hijo de Villa visitó el Museo Nacional de Chicago de Arte Mexicano
Memories Of Madison - My Life In The New Left (tags)
"The Young Republicans were all dressed up—men in suits and ties, women in dresses—and looked like they were attending a business meeting at the country club. Even though the Young Republicans were all white and most of them came from Wisconsin, I can’t say that I related to them much. But I felt even more alien at the meeting of the antiwar committee. The attendees were dressed in a much more Bohemian style and there was a lot of intense talk about politics. And they were Jewish."
Latinos exigen licencias al Comité del Estado (tags)
Mas de 198 Latinos quieren que El Comité Financiero de la Legislatura del Estado incluya Certificados de Licencia en su Presupuesto del Estado
Latinos Make Plea To State Committee (tags)
More than 198 Latinos want the State Legislative Finance Committee to include license certificates in state budget
Pancho Villa’s Last Surviving Son (tags)
The last surviving son of Pancho Villa meets the grandson of Eustorgio Ramón, captain of los Pronunciados de Don Catarino Garza
Venta de Identificaciones Invalidas y su Publicidad Continua (tags)
Credenciales U.S.A. y el Semanario de Milwaukee Conspiran para Venden Identificaciones
Assistant District Attorney To Investigate Credenciales USA (tags)
Loyo urges job agencies to hire illegal's with non-official IDs
Update on Daniel McGowan (tags)
On Monday, July 14, Daniel appeared in federal court in the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) before Judge Barbara Crabb and was found in civil contempt for his refusal to answer questions before a grand jury.
Rep. Colón Pide que Fiscal del Condado Investigue Posible Fraude (tags)
Credenciales USA Sujetas a Investigación por Alegaciones de Fraude y Publicidad fraudulenta
Rep. Colón Wants County D.A. To Investigate Possible Fraud (tags)
Credenciales USA targeted for investigation on allegations of fraud and misrepresentation
Official Looking ID’s By Local Business Rejected (tags)
Banks and the Mexican Consulate won’t accept them
Daniel McGowan Transfered - Threat of Madison Grand Jury (tags)
Daniel McGowan has been moved to the Columbia County Jail in Portage, Wisconsin. The reasoning for his move is unknown, but could be related to an as yet to be convened grand jury in nearby Madison.
Wisconsin Death Trip becomes Hitler's Health Care (tags)
Sensing an abnormally strong Bush Nazi presence in the northern Midwest, I believe that the Nazis are trying to conceal that has been a stronghold of Nazism since the Second Reich, preying on anyone who challenges their stupidity.
Barrett Heading to Morocco to Apprehend Suicide Hijacker (tags)
Dr. Barrett will be traveling to Morocco May 6th to apprehend accused 9/11 hijacker Waleed al-Shehri, who, after allegedly stabbing a stewardess on a flight that crashed into the World Trade Center, returned to Casablanca and has reportedly been working as a pilot there ever since.
All Out to Confront Nazis in Southeast Wisconsin (tags)
shut 'em down
Silver Linings Dept: Russ Feingold Shows Dems the Way to 2008 (tags)
While Kerry’s timid Republican-lite, pro-war, pro-free trade campaign was a loser, progressive Sen. Russ Feingold, running against the war, against the Patriot Act, and against NAFTA, trounced his opponent to win a third term in bellweather Wisconsin, showing Democrats what they need to do to win next time.
Kerry calls for more troops (tags)
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called for increasing the U.S. military by 40,000 troops, probably for a decade, in order ``to match its new missions'' in the war on terror and homeland security.
Like so many Republicans, Gard is hell-bent to eliminate regulations even though the contamination of the lakes that has desrtoyed local commercial fishing and tourism. If such Libertarians were in charge, we would be fresh out of edible fish everywhere.
mark purdey and the cause of mad cow disease (tags)
Purdey claims the cause of mad cow disease lies in the use of organophosphates
Input "Of paramount importance" not seriously considered by NOAA-NWS (tags)
Input by Patrick J. Neuman, Senior Hydrologist, sent June 5, 2003 for consideration in the NOAA-NWS Strategic Plan for FY 2003 - FY 2008 stated: ... "Of paramount importance is to greatly increase the application of climate information and knowledge to aid in the preparations for rapidly warming U.S. regional climates having increasing frequencies and extremes of excessive heat and humidity for longer periods of time" ...
healthy diet improves life in wisconsin school
Hip Hop Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (tags)
From Madison, Wisconsin
Democracy Now Broadcasts Key Information in Struggle for WelfareControl2/12/2001 (tags)
Roughly 6 years ago when Tommy Thomson was elcted Governor in Wisconsin there were approximately 300,000 people in that Upper Midwestern State on welfare. Many of this total were women and children. Another large slice of the pie were people overcoming disabilities. The budget was about $500 Million dollars USA. Today only 35,000 people arte receiving welfare in Wisconsin and the budget is close to $600 Million dollars proving that the infirm , the poor and taxpayers are being violated in ways of unknown consequences. It was reported in Atlanta on 89.3 FM that 26 babies under 1 year old had died each year for the previous 6 years.