Myron Buchholz: the man who wants to unseat Ron Kind

Last week retired school teacher Myron Buchholz announced he would be challenging incumbent Democratic Congressman Ron Kind in Wisconsin’s third Congressional district. Shortly after Buchholz announced his candidacy, I had an opportunity to chat with him about his decision to challenge Rep. Kind. As the obvious first question, I asked…

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VIDEO: One steelworker’s message to President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Watch as one steelworker who hasn’t forgotten the negative impact of previous trade deals on American workers invites President Barack Obama to visit Baltimore, Maryland to witness firsthand the devastation of “free trade” agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Time for true progressives to take a stand on behalf of Wisconsin/American workers

Within only a week or so of announcing his run for US Senate Russ Feingold has come out strong against the Trans Pacific Partnership. Feingold is clear that trade deals like the TPP are written by and for corporations and not the workers who are stuck with whatever is negotiated.But…

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Russ Feingold sides with Sen. Elizabeth Warren & against Obama on Trans-Pacific Partnership

During an interview with WISC-TV, former (and hopefully future) Sen. Russ Feingold joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a broad trade deal negotiated in secret and pushed hard by President Barack Obama. Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), who just announced his candidacy for his old…

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Robert Reich: Trans-Pacific Partnership just more “trickle down” economics at work

There’s been a lot written about how awful the negotiated in secret Trans-Pacific Partnership would be for America, but former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has an excellent take on how the Trans-Pacific Partnership is just more of the so-called “trickle down” economics that conservatives are so fond of, but…

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Does DPW Chair candidate Martha Laning support the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

A few days ago I cam across this little nugget on Facebook. In case you’re wondering, Paul Geenen is a surrogate and organizer for Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair candidate Martha Laning. It’s clear from the image posted above that Paul Geenen is a supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)…

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: economic boon or economic boondoggle?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a a proposed regional regulatory and investment treaty negotiated in secret and which is alleged to contain a host of provisions that would extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and place…

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