‘We Will Only Get Louder’: Dozens of Communities Vote to Boot Big Money from Politics
Published on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer...
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Tag: Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted
In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted by Theodoric Meyer ProPublica, Oct....
Read MoreMining Companies Invade Wisconsin for Frac-Sand
The recent boom in hydrofracking for natural gas and oil has resulted in a little-reported side boom—a sand-rush in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota
Read MoreStructure committee member thinks public employees are parasites
It is really unconscionable that the commissioners would invite people who think all public workers are parasites, “living off the backs of others” to be anywhere near our county employees. Shame on all three of them.
Read MoreAnti-union bill struck down for violation of open meetings laws
This is proof positive that public process does matter and that people based movements can and do make a difference. If they can do it in Wisconsin we can do it in Coos County.
Read MoreColbert – Union busting
Stephen takes on collective bargaining..
Read MoreProtesters chant “Tell the truth!” during live Fox newscast
Fox News received a lot of heckling today for what is perceived as biased reporting and artful omission of facts during its coverage of the Madison, Wisconsin protests. The video below is very telling and the reporter refers to the protesters as ‘hecklers’.
Read MoreEgypt sends message of solidarity to Madison, Wisconsin-“You will be victorious”
Egyptian workers to Madison, Wisconsin – ‘We Stand With You as You Stood With Us’
Read MoreEgypt offers solidarity with Wisconsin teachers and public employees
Today, they reach around the world to offer solidarity with the oppressed people of Wisconsin, Tennessee, the entire US. May we all walk like an Egyptian!
Read MoreWisconsin governor acts as a dictator to achieve political ends
30,000 students and public sector workers rallied at the Wisconsin State House in Madison Thursday to oppose Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s bid to eliminate almost all their collective bargaining rights and slash pay and benefits
Read MoreThousands protest in Wisconsin, schools close teachers call in sick
Walker said he will not negotiate any changes to his plan and if the Legislature doesn’t pass it, he will force massive layoffs, crippling state services and costing thousands of jobs. He has also threatened to call in the National Guard against workers.
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