Remembering the Triangle Fire Remembering the Triangle Fire
After 100 years, the tragedy still inspires outrage and grief. Why does it have a hold on us?
Mar 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Freeman
Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions
Corporate lobbyists will gather at Haley Barbour’s old lobbying office to “thank” Wisconsin Republicans for enacting anti-labor legislation. The price of say...
Mar 16, 2011 / John Nichols
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights
In another blow to democracy, Governor Scott Walker's consigliere, Senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald, announces plan to deny Democratic state senators the right to have ...
Mar 15, 2011 / John Nichols
Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight
Actress Susan Sarandon joined protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol to speak out against Governor Walker and his anti-worker bill.
Mar 14, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’ Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’
Farmers, workers and their supporters, undaunted by Governor Scott Walker's power grabs, converged on Madison to fight for labor rights and the future of their state. They came in ...
Mar 13, 2011 / John Nichols
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?
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?
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