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Wisconsin’s Alien Seed: There Can Be No Joy in the Fact That Money Rules
Walker will get to stay in office for the rest of his term, but he didn't win the election u2014 money did.
The US Labor Movement at the Crossroads, in the Crosshairs
The labor movement had better do some deep soul searching, and fast. Although the defeat in Wisconsin is the horrible end to a local drama, the corporate winners hope …
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Why Did Walker Win Wisconsin?
In taking over the framing of just about every major issue, conservatives have hidden major truths. Democrats need to speak those truths from their own moral perspective.
New Documentary Provides Reflections on Wisconsin
Report on film “We Are Wisconsin”, featuring Brian and Melissa Austin; active police officer and a housewife turned activist
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Walker Won In Wisconsin, But So Did Labor
Yes, labor lost its attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one of the most virulent labor opponents anywhere. But as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka declared, the heated election …
Lost Elections’ Strategic Lessons for Workers’ Movements Everywhere
To understand last week's election results, we need to consider the 1930s Great Depression when the opposite happened.
How the Wisconsin Uprising Got Hijacked
Most of the conclusions of the last few days, left and right, are likely wrong.
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The Wisconsin Uprising Lives On
And even though Walker will remain in the governor's mansion, the grassroots movement that originally swelled to combat his right-wing policies has not simply withered away into obscurity.
The Silver Lining in Walker’s Victory
Walker won because he had a vision, however brutish, and he forged a rich-poor alliance that supports it. Barrett lost because he stood for nothing, because the Democrat Party …
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In Wisconsin, Union Defeat Doesn’t Mean Tea Party Win
Even though Ronald Reagan is long dead,