Fifty days of Wisconsin labor solidarity have changed my life
Monday, April 4, marked the 50th day since protests started at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison over a bill that would gut public employees' collective bargaining rights. Fifty days of Wisconsinites...
View ArticleDisruption of Joint Finance Committee hurts #wiunion protest movement
When I attended the Joint Finance Committee's public hearing at State Fair Park in April, I was moved by both the speakers from Voces de la Frontera and by the massive showing of opposition from...
View ArticleGrowing Occupy Wall Street movement evokes the Wisconsin Capitol protests
Earlier this year, a call went out from "Adbusters" to "Occupy Wall Street." What that meant was left up to whoever chose to respond to the call to action. On Saturday, September 17, a few thousand...
View ArticleIn Wisconsin and around the country, Occupy movement is in it for the long haul
About three weeks ago, I went on a trip to the East Coast and visited the camps at Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Boston. While I was gone, Occupy Madison launched at Reynolds Park, and moved shortly...
View ArticleWisconsin Democrats must embrace new energy, younger leaders
Since the Wisconsin Capitol protests started in February 2011, politics has consumed the lives of many Democrats and progressives throughout the state. Now that the recall election is over, it is time...
View ArticleFifty days of Wisconsin labor solidarity have changed my life
Monday, April 4, marked the 50th day since protests started at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison over a bill that would gut public employees' collective bargaining rights. Fifty days of Wisconsinites...
View ArticleDisruption of Joint Finance Committee hurts #wiunion protest movement
When I attended the Joint Finance Committee's public hearing at State Fair Park in April, I was moved by both the speakers from Voces de la Frontera and by the massive showing of opposition from...
View ArticleGrowing Occupy Wall Street movement evokes the Wisconsin Capitol protests
Earlier this year, a call went out from "Adbusters" to "Occupy Wall Street." What that meant was left up to whoever chose to respond to the call to action. On Saturday, September 17, a few thousand...
View ArticleIn Wisconsin and around the country, Occupy movement is in it for the long haul
About three weeks ago, I went on a trip to the East Coast and visited the camps at Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Boston. While I was gone, Occupy Madison launched at Reynolds Park, and moved shortly...
View ArticleWisconsin Democrats must embrace new energy, younger leaders
Since the Wisconsin Capitol protests started in February 2011, politics has consumed the lives of many Democrats and progressives throughout the state. Now that the recall election is over, it is time...
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