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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.
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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,
“No Matter What the Result, We Will Continue to Resist,” Says Mexican Electrical Workers Union Leader
Ehe Mexican Electrical Workers union: Two years ago, its 44,000 members were all fired when the Mexican government took over generating stations by force to set the stage for …
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Win or Lose on June 5, Advocates Agree Wisconsin Progressive Movement Must Continue
The recall election of Gov. Scott Walker is coming up on June 5, and now it isn't about assembling large crowds with grievances; it is about getting out the …
Put Lou Dobbs Out to Pasture
Our problem is not an immigration issue, it’s an economic one.
Calderón Tries to Turn Out the Lights on Mexico’s Unions
Every Monday morning for the last 23 years, Ernesto arrived at Luz y Fuerza del Centro, Mexico City's power and light company, ready to work. This Monday, however, he …