Day: June 21, 2011

On last week’s “Up Front” with Mike Gousha, the program featured two freshman State Representatives, Democrat JoCasta Zamarripa of Milwaukee and Republican State Rep. Michelle Litjens of Vinland, with both sharing their perceptions of what’s been going on here in Wisconsin since they were sworn into office. With the last…

In a striking move designed to garner votes from those who go slack-jawed at the mere sight of diamonds, Newt Gingrich’s campaign announced today that the over $1,000,000 debt the campaign is currently carrying will be carried by Tiffany’s, where Gingrich conveniently has a $1,000,000 credit line in addition to…

The third part in our continuing storyline of thuggery on the Republican side played out today at the Capitol(parts 1 and 2 here). As The Progressive magazine reports: Today the Assembly is “debating” SB 93, the so-called concealed carry law. A small group of gun rights activists and Scott Walker…

Indeed, Paul Ryan is arguing on CNBC that the corporate welfare recipient in question, Boeing, be given even more tax cuts, even though they have paid no taxes the last three years.  This is the same Paul Ryan Republicans, and the “left leaning media,” hail as being “serious” about deficit reduction. …

The Corporatist Supreme Court has now given you carte blanche to continue treating women as second class citizens. Despite lower courts ruling that the \"Dukes\" case should proceed as a class action, even Wal-Marts own lawyers urged settling of the case. In the new gilded age those who have the…

Have you heard about the near-meltdown at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska? Chances are you haven’t since the incident at Fort Calhoun really hasn’t been a big story in the mainstream media, but it’s a story worth mentioning. According to a report based on information provided by…

Watch former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold talk to progressive activists at Netroots Nation 2011, held last week in Minneapolis. Russ Feingold Speaks at Netroots Nation from Progressives United on Vimeo. While it’s no secret I’ve long been a supporter of Russ Feingold and the work he did as Wisconsin’s junior…

There are many stories, and stats explaining the income inequality on the US. Many of them are very good, some are confusing but I think this one shows it the absolute best. They put together a graph of INCOME in the United States and the red line represents $100 bills….