Labor

Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker? Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker?

The Wisconsin governor's actions throughout the past three weeks have angered the public to the point that many are now pushing for recalling the state's Republican legislators.

Mar 11, 2011 / Press Room

Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker? Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker?

The Wisconsin governor's actions throughout the past three weeks have angered the public to the point that many are now pushing for recalling the state's Republican legislators.

Mar 11, 2011 / The Ed Show

Pro-Worker Movement Power in Wisconsin: What’s Next?

Pro-Worker Movement Power in Wisconsin: What’s Next? Pro-Worker Movement Power in Wisconsin: What’s Next?

Governor Scott Walker has unintentionally created a powerful movement. Now that Walker has got his bill, how will the pro-union forces push back? General strike? Break the banks? R...

Mar 11, 2011 / John Nichols

Walker’s Big Bank Donors Take a Hit Walker’s Big Bank Donors Take a Hit

Union protesters in Wisconsin are shrewdly targeting M&I Bank, a top Walker campaign contributor.

Mar 11, 2011 / Mike Elk

The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor?

The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor? The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor?

With no help likely to come from Congress, Dorian Warren and Chris Hayes ask: what can Obama, his National Labor Relations Board appointees and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis do to...

Mar 11, 2011 / Chris Hayes

When Is It Time for a General Strike? When Is It Time for a General Strike?

Sometimes things fall apart and sometime they flow together. As the Wisconsin State Senate rammed through their union-busting bill Wednesday night, people in the capitol chant...

Mar 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Showdown in Wisconsin Showdown in Wisconsin

The mass mobilization in Wisconsin was powerful. But Governor Scott Walker remained determined to disempower unions.

Mar 10, 2011 / John Nichols

Vermont’s Struggle for Single-Payer Healthcare Vermont’s Struggle for Single-Payer Healthcare

Could the Green Mountain state be the first in the country to offer accessible healthcare to all its citizens?

Mar 10, 2011 / Feature / Steve Early

Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III

In Wisconsin and elsewhere, attacks on unions aren’t about budget savings. They're about dismantling the final barrier to the domination of American politics by the power of ...

Mar 10, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline

Scott Walker has taken Wisconsin, a state so chock-full of “Midwestern nice,” you need insulin after talking to the locals, and turned it into a place where people are ...

Mar 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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