Tag: deregulation

Coming soon to Wisconsin? “DO NOT USE WATER,” say the signs taped over sinks at the airport, and in the State Capitol the sinks are entirely wrapped in plastic bags. People line up for free water at the fire stations or buy it at the Dollar General — $1.60 for…

From Paul Ryan to Jim Sensenbrenner, from the Governor’s mansion to the Assembly & Senate floors, the siren’s call of the deregulation fairy can be heard across the Dairyland.  The trouble is, regulations aren’t the problem.  In fact, in the financial sector, a lack of regulation has caused global catastropher….

A couple weeks ago a Terry Thompson let his 62 exotic animals out of their cages and then killed himself. This of course set off chaos in Zanesville, OH. Sheriffs in Zanesville, Ohio, a mostly rural area about 55 miles east of Columbus, have been working with zoo officials and…

HUH? That was not thunder you heard yesterday, it was Jesus with a facepalm, after Wisconsin Republican Alvin Ott started the legislative session with a prayer for deregulation(H/T nick nice for the video)! You honestly can not make this stuff up!

Robert Greenwald, who always does great work, has taken on the Koch brothers and their polluting of a small town. A bit long and depressing but worth the watch! .The exposure to this junk has real life consequences. Heaven forbid we make the multi billionaire Kochs pay a few more…

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