‘Shame!’ Legislators Approve Wisconsin Governor’s Anti-Worker Agenda ‘Shame!’ Legislators Approve Wisconsin Governor’s Anti-Worker Agenda
As Republicans game the system to pass Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's anti-union legislation, the senior member of the state senate says: “They have not just bent the law....
Mar 10, 2011 / John Nichols
Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine
The GOP is manipulating the current financial situation to push through unpopular policies that would have never gotten them elected.
Mar 9, 2011 / Press Room
What Michael Moore ‘Gets’ About Wisconsin… and America What Michael Moore ‘Gets’ About Wisconsin… and America
At the end of "Capitalism: A Love Story," Michael Moore issued a poignant call to action against bankster excess and corporate abuse. In Wisconsin, he got the response he...
Mar 9, 2011 / John Nichols
The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators want to arrest and punish Democrats who disagree with them. Walker’s lieutenant says the state’s on the ...
Mar 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’ Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’
“This movement--we'll call it the ‘Madison Movement’ (after both the town where it was born and the president who wrote our Bill of Rights) is exploding across th...
Mar 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players
Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?
Mar 4, 2011 / Press Room
Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players
Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?
Mar 4, 2011 / MSNBC
Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most? Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most?
When President Obama framed an NFL lockout and the possible cancellation of the 2011 season as a quarrel between billionaires and millionaires, he missed the point.
Mar 4, 2011 / GRITtv
Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol
John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.
Mar 4, 2011 / Press Room
Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol
John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.
Mar 4, 2011 / MSNBC