Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
First-time candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory in her bid to unseat a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice closely aligned with the union-busting governor Scott Walker.
Apr 6, 2011 / John Nichols
Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him
Even in contests for local posts, the message is: “Defend Madison (or Milwaukee, or Appleton, or Racine) against the assault from Scott Walker."
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols
From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights
The Rev. Jesse Jackson makes the connection between struggles for collective bargaining rights in 1968 and 2011. And he urges the citizens of Wisconsin to honor Dr. King by vo...
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy
The great scholar of the African-American political experience urged us: “If we can dare to dream politically, let us dream of the world as it should be.”
Apr 2, 2011 / John Nichols
Big Turnout Expected as Today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Tests Union Political Power Big Turnout Expected as Today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Tests Union Political Power
A contest between a conservative state Supreme Court Justice closely allied with Governor Walker and a challenger backed by labor provides a stark choice.
Apr 2, 2011 / John Nichols
Why is the Federal Reserve Propping Up the Bank of Libya? Why is the Federal Reserve Propping Up the Bank of Libya?
“It is incomprehensible to me that while creditworthy small businesses in Vermont and throughout the country could not receive affordable loans, the Federal Reserve was provi...
Apr 1, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama’s CEO-in-Chief, GE’s Immelt, Must Go Obama’s CEO-in-Chief, GE’s Immelt, Must Go
Russ Feingold asks: “How can someone like Immelt be given the responsibility of heading a jobs creation task force when his company has been creating more jobs overseas while...
Mar 31, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor
Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies tried to take the law into their own hands—violating state statutes and the Constitution in their mad rush to take away collec...
Mar 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans
Wisconsin's attorney general, a Republican, protects political allies—including anti-labor Governor Scott Walker—by refusing to uphold rule of law or Constitution.
Mar 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War
The rhetoric was lovely, but the president’s speech on Libya was a bumbling affair in which he kept referencing the fact that he took the country to war without properly cons...
Mar 29, 2011 / John Nichols