The mining industry has always loved violent labor intimidation, armed thugs, paramilitary operations against unions, and other fun parts of the Gilded Age we once thought we had left behind us. But with the new Gilded Age upon us, mining companies are happy to go...
Wisconsin
On May 3, 1911, Wisconsin created the first workers compensation program, followed almost immediately by Washington and most of the Northwestern states. This was the beginning of a system, albeit.
The Republican male anti-woman agenda in a nutshell, via Wisconsin wingnut Rep. Sean Duffy. Questioner: “I’m wondering about whether or not Rep. Duffy if you would support the legislation that’s.
For conservatives, Paul Ryan's one possible weakness is that he's not vociferously anti-union enough. After all, he supports the Davis-Bacon Act. He also voted for the auto bailout. But don't let this fool anyone. There's a particular kind of union Ryan likes: a corrupt building...
Too close to call is a better sign than I expected. Though I imagine enough votes will come out of Waukesha County, 1948 LBJ victory-style, to push the election to.
Can we please recall Debbie Wasserman Schultz for total incompetence? “I think, honestly, there aren’t going to be any repercussions,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said in a broad-ranging interview.
Well, it looks like Democrats are giving up on recalling Scott Walker. The DNC has still refused to help. Obama has stayed far away in a state that is a toss-up in November and is quite important to his reelection strategy. Poll numbers aren't moving....
Like myself, Charlie Pierce finds himself beating his head against the wall over the inaction of the Democratic National Committee in Wisconsin. Pierce not only unloads on the DNC for.
The Democratic National Committee, typically incompetent, clueless and short-sighted.
Noted VERY SERIOUS POLITICAL WEBSITE (TM) Politico only employs the finest reporters. Take its political reporter Donovan Slack. In reporting on Obama's visit to Wisconsin today, she determined to show Obama's bias toward unions: WH flies labor flag in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE — It's very clear...
So the recall vote against Scott Walker will happen. But progressives are really worried about one unforeseen problem: there really isn't anyone to run against Walker. The Wisconsin recall law.
Scott Walker using prison labor to decorate the Christmas tree (and in this administration, it ain't no holiday tree like here in Rhode Island) in the Wisconsin state capitol building..