Wisconsin GOP Seeks to Silence a Distinguished Dissenter. McCarthyism is Back. Wisconsin GOP Seeks to Silence a Distinguished Dissenter. McCarthyism is Back.
When Bill Cronon, a University of Wisconsin professor, started raising questions about whether Governor Scott Walker’s attacks on labor unions might have been organized ...
Mar 25, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin’s Last La Follette Blocks a ‘Dictator’ Governor’s Power Grab Wisconsin’s Last La Follette Blocks a ‘Dictator’ Governor’s Power Grab
Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette has successfully blocked the publication of Governor Scott Walker's anti-labor legislation for almost two weeks. Now, the co...
Mar 24, 2011 / John Nichols
‘Dictator’ Governor Checked, Balanced by Pesky Third Branch of Government ‘Dictator’ Governor Checked, Balanced by Pesky Third Branch of Government
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker got the legislature to do his bidding. But there is a third branch of government, and the judges aren’t buying what Walker’s selling.
Mar 19, 2011 / John Nichols
America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War
“There is simply no rationale for continuing American involvement with no end in sight, rising deaths for civilians and our brave soldiers, declining public sentiment, and se...
Mar 18, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Senators Sell Out to Corporate Interests as DC Crowds Chant: ‘Recall!’ Wisconsin Senators Sell Out to Corporate Interests as DC Crowds Chant: ‘Recall!’
Protests met the arrival of Wisconsin state Senators in Washington, there to collect checks from corporate lobbyists.
Mar 17, 2011 / John Nichols
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
Republicans Push the Mississippi Model Republicans Push the Mississippi Model
Looking at an unhappy future shaped by family planning cuts.
Mar 15, 2011 / Sharon Lerner
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
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
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