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4 Aug 2011

Scott Walker Motherfucker

A song of solidarity from the band Dirty Wings and their friends in Astoria. We all stand with Wisconsin workers!
A song of solidarity from the band Dirty Wings and their friends in Astoria. We all stand with Wisconsin workers!
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1 Aug 2011

The Tea Party Blackmailers How to Kill the U.S. Economy.

Both sides? Really? That's the news media focus now, where even the voice of reason's Eugene Robinson is spouting this insanity every chance he gets. Yet the facts are clear: it's the far right tea party members of the House and Senate. Proof?
Both sides? Really? That's the news media focus now, where even the voice of reason's Eugene Robinson is spouting this...
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1 Aug 2011

Debt Ceiling Follies: Extremist ideology, partisanship over country and incompetence rule the day

Our picture-perfect demonstration of Washington as being little more than a dysfunctional collection of crooks continues today with further "negotiations" on top of an already preposterous notion: that we're going to blow up the nation's entire economy if a small group of partisan ideologues don't get what they want. This never happened before, because in the past even ideologues had enough basic decency to not, you know, actually take the entire American economy hostage and threaten to shoot it unless they got some perks. They took the entire government hostage, during the Gingrich years (he wants to be president now, I hear), but the whole of the economy? Nope, that's new.
Our picture-perfect demonstration of Washington as being little more than a dysfunctional collection of crooks continues...
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1 Aug 2011

Debt Ceiling Follies: Extremist ideology, partisanship over country and incompetence rule the day

Our picture-perfect demonstration of Washington as being little more than a dysfunctional collection of crooks continues today with further "negotiations" on top of an already preposterous notion: that we're going to blow up the nation's entire economy if a small group of partisan ideologues don't get what they want. This never happened before, because in the past even ideologues had enough basic decency to not, you know, actually take the entire American economy hostage and threaten to shoot it unless they got some perks. They took the entire government hostage, during the Gingrich years (he wants to be president now, I hear), but the whole of the economy? Nope, that's new.
Our picture-perfect demonstration of Washington as being little more than a dysfunctional collection of crooks continues...
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1 Aug 2011

Tell corporations to dump ALEC

Why are major corporations risking their reputation by cozying up behind closed doors with the Koch Brothers and Big Tobacco to manipulate state laws throughout the country? The Center for Media and Democracy has uncovered that smoke-filled back room where Fortune 500 firms and right-wing politicians craft the bills that undermine our wages, our legal rights, our voting rights, and our democracy - and it is called ALEC.
Why are major corporations risking their reputation by cozying up behind closed doors with the Koch Brothers and Big...
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31 Jul 2011

Koch-Funded Tea Party Heavyweight Tim Phillips Spoke at Norweigan Killer’s Political Party Event

Anders Behring Breivik, detained in the deadly Oslo bombing and shooting that has left 92 dead, has links to Norway's anti-government political group the Progress Party, according to the LA Times:
Anders Behring Breivik, detained in the deadly Oslo bombing and shooting that has left 92 dead, has links to Norway's...
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31 Jul 2011

Planned Parenthood firebombed, right wing silent

Someone firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in McKinney, Texas, late Tuesday night. Because it was so late, no one was hurt. The clinic doesn't provide abortions, but there had been protesters there earlier that day anyway. You might've read about the news on Twitter or on a liberal blog. Probably not in a newspaper or on a cable new channel. Definitely not at any right-wing blogs. Which is a bit odd, actually, considering how much attention terrorist attacks generally get in this country.
Someone firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in McKinney, Texas, late Tuesday night. Because it was so late, no one...
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30 Jul 2011

Priebus says RNC ‘all in’ on recalls

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Friday that the RNC is doing all it can to protect incumbent GOP state senators targeted for recall from being "hijacked" by state employee unions.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Friday that the RNC is doing all it can to protect incumbent...
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30 Jul 2011

Priebus says RNC ‘all in’ on recalls

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Friday that the RNC is doing all it can to protect incumbent GOP state senators targeted for recall from being "hijacked" by state employee unions.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Friday that the RNC is doing all it can to protect incumbent...
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25 Jul 2011

Stealing the Vote Walker to Close 10 DMV Facilities

Welcome to the Republican coup, America. Back in May, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) passed one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country that would require a state-issued photo ID to vote. This law would disenfranchise the poor, the elderly and students and make it nearly impossible for those blocks of people to vote.
Welcome to the Republican coup, America. Back in May, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) passed one of the most restrictive voter...
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25 Jul 2011

Stealing the Vote Walker to Close 10 DMV Facilities

Welcome to the Republican coup, America. Back in May, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) passed one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country that would require a state-issued photo ID to vote. This law would disenfranchise the poor, the elderly and students and make it nearly impossible for those blocks of people to vote.
Welcome to the Republican coup, America. Back in May, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) passed one of the most restrictive voter...
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25 Jul 2011

Gov. Walker’s tactics move state backward

When I see what is happening in Wisconsin and all over the United States I am reminded of the story the "Christmas Carol." The poor lived in filth and squalor while the rich had lavish parties with all the best available to them. They certainly did not worry about the orphans or old people. After all, there were work houses for them. I, for one, do not want to go back to those days.
When I see what is happening in Wisconsin and all over the United States I am reminded of the story the "Christmas...
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23 Jul 2011

Murdoch’s Giuliani Connection

Monday, ahead of Rupert Murdoch s inquiry by the British Parliament, former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appeared on CNN to defend his beleaguered friend against accusations of knowledge of his employees hacking and bribing offenses. The men s relationship goes back at least 15 years, when Giuliani gave Murdoch one of New York City s five public-access channels to launch Fox News Channel. As the article below shows, the sordid, often concealed Murdoch-Giuliani partnership is exemplary of the kind of societal destruction that becomes possible when public officials merge their interests and power with private wealth, and confirms the urgent need to write and enact laws that prevent such an occurrence.
Monday, ahead of Rupert Murdoch s inquiry by the British Parliament, former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appeared on CNN...
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23 Jul 2011

WI Governor Scott Walker to cut DMV centers in Democratic districts

The Wisconsin legislature is finalizing a bill to close ten Department of Motor Vehicle centers located in Democratic districts within the state. The money saved will be used to extend operating hours at DMV centers in Republican districts. These cuts come on the heels of new voter ID laws that require voters to present a state-issued photo identification card at the poll booths.
The Wisconsin legislature is finalizing a bill to close ten Department of Motor Vehicle centers located in Democratic...
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22 Jul 2011

Democrats Score More Victories in Wisconsin Recalls

Voters in three Wisconsin State Senate districts went to the polls Tuesday, and the results are more good news for progressives. In a 38-point victory, Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen fought off a recall attempt - while Republicans held primaries in two other districts. But the bigger story here was turnout (compared with the Democratic primaries last week), and it's clear we have a glaring "enthusiasm gap" that has galvanized Democratic voters. Meanwhile, Republicans are so concerned about what will happen on August 9th - when six GOP state senators are subject to recall - that they have gone full speed ahead to pass a hyper-partisan gerrymandered map, while they still control the legislature.
Voters in three Wisconsin State Senate districts went to the polls Tuesday, and the results are more good news for...
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20 Jul 2011

How to sell Big Oil on the Web

The oil giant Chevron, with $6.2 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2011, has for the past year been engaged in an intense branding campaign called "We Agree," which presents Chevron as a model corporate citizen and steward of the environment. Trying to soften the public image of a company without actually changing destructive business practices is known as "greenwashing" -- and Chevron has been at it for a while.
The oil giant Chevron, with $6.2 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2011, has for the past year been engaged in...
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19 Jul 2011

Paul Ryan and the art of whiny resentment

I don't think that Paul Ryan is running for president; I really don't think he'll ever run for president. But if he does, he sure has the resentment thing down cold. I wrote about Ryan and the budget process today over at Greg's place, from an interview that Ryan did over at NRO, and I didn't complain about the other stuff, but it really is awful:
I don't think that Paul Ryan is running for president; I really don't think he'll ever run for president. But if he...
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15 Jul 2011

What Rupert Murdoch and the Koch Brothers Have In Common

In 2004, I created Outfoxed to expose Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism. Outfoxed examined how media empires, led by Murdoch's Fox News, have long been running a "race to the bottom" in news delivery. The film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. Through exploring Murdoch's burgeoning media kingdom, the film examined the negative impact had on society when one person controls a broad swath of media. Clearly, the story didn't end there.
In 2004, I created Outfoxed to expose Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism. Outfoxed examined how media empires, led by...
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11 Jul 2011

Some union members pleased with Walker’s changes

Susan Flood says she will gladly subtract $4,000 in pension and health premiums from her take-home pay next year in exchange for not having to pay roughly $800 in union dues. Few of her fellow teachers at Brookwood Elementary School in the Genoa City District share her view of Wisconsin's new public sector labor law, which soon will affect the paychecks of thousands of public employees, Flood said.
Susan Flood says she will gladly subtract $4,000 in pension and health premiums from her take-home pay next year in...
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4 Jul 2011

What Our Declaration Really Said

Our nation confronts a challenge this Fourth of July that we face but rarely: We are at odds over the meaning of our history and why, to quote our Declaration of Independence, 'governments are instituted.'
Our nation confronts a challenge this Fourth of July that we face but rarely: We are at odds over the meaning of our...
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4 Jul 2011

The polls are in Americans do support higher taxes

Bruce Bartlett, columnist for The Fiscal Times and former staff to Presidents Reagan and GHW Bush, does a tremendous service by compiling all the recent polls proving support in the electorate for raising taxes.
Bruce Bartlett, columnist for The Fiscal Times and former staff to Presidents Reagan and GHW Bush, does a tremendous...
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4 Jul 2011

Campaign finance reform: A better political system depends on better judges

Last week, Armando posited reproductive choice as reason enough in itself to support President Obama's re-election. It's a view I've long shared about Democrats, in general. But this year has made it clear that there are even more dangerous threats from Republicans, even from Republican judicial appointments.
Last week, Armando posited reproductive choice as reason enough in itself to support President Obama's re-election. It's...
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4 Jul 2011

Republicans push for investigation of Supreme Court Justice Kagan on Affordable Care Act

Michele Bachmann is one of 49 House Republicans asking the House Judiciary Committee to investigate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan s role in crafting a legal defense of President Obama s health care law, warning such work could bar her from participating in deciding legal challenges to the law when they reaches the court.
Michele Bachmann is one of 49 House Republicans asking the House Judiciary Committee to investigate Supreme Court...
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4 Jul 2011

Impeach Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been very busy accepting gifts from organizations that file briefs before the court, attending political fundraisers, ruling on suits in which he or his wife have a conflict of interest, and hiding income. No wonder he hasn't had time to ask a question from the bench in five years.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been very busy accepting gifts from organizations that file briefs before the...
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28 Jun 2011

Republican Rep in Wis. Disqualified From Recall Ballot

In a major development in the Wisconsin recall elections, the state's Government Accountability Board today ruled Rep. John Nygren, one of two Republicans who filed to challenge Democratic Sen. Dave Hansen, is disqualified from the ballot for lack of adequate signatures
In a major development in the Wisconsin recall elections, the state's Government Accountability Board today ruled Rep....
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26 Jun 2011

Dispute Among Wisconsin Judges Turned Physical

That the members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court were deeply divided has hardly been a secret of late. When the justices this month decided a law curtailing collective bargaining rights for public workers should come into effect, one of the dissenting justices openly accused the other side of a 'partisan slant.'
That the members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court were deeply divided has hardly been a secret of late. When the justices...
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25 Jun 2011

Rep. Murphy Says Thomas’ Actions Call Into Question Whether He ‘Can Continue To Serve As A Justice’

In an exclusive interview with ThinkProgress, Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) - the lead sponsor of a bill which would strip Supreme Court justices of their immunity from a code of ethical conduct that applies to other federal judges - suggests that an investigation may be necessary to determine whether Justice Clarence Thomas many ethics scandals rise to the level where Thomas is no longer fit to serve on the nation's highest Court:
In an exclusive interview with ThinkProgress, Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) - the lead sponsor of a bill which would...
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25 Jun 2011

American Distrust Of Banks Reaches Highest-Recorded Level Gallup

According to a new poll by Gallup, 36 percent of Americans now say they have "very little" or "no" confidence in U.S. banks, the highest percentage on record since Gallup first started tracking that data. Those saying they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in banks has also stagnated, stuck at 23 percent for the second straight year, after falling to a low of 22 percent in 2009.
According to a new poll by Gallup, 36 percent of Americans now say they have "very little" or "no" confidence in U.S....
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21 Jun 2011

Scott Walker finds making bumper stickers is easier than creating jobs

Scott Walker, the chief executive of Wisconsin, is riding a wave of triumph. The state Supreme Court just upheld his famous crusade to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers. The state legislature just voted, along party lines, to approve his 2012 budget reordering the state s finances to his conservative tastes
Scott Walker, the chief executive of Wisconsin, is riding a wave of triumph. The state Supreme Court just upheld his...
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20 Jun 2011

Bachmann Fundraising Magic On Her Money, Donor Trail

Michele Bachman's past committee donors includes a range of industries and interests, from health care company Aetna to oil giant ConocoPhillips, Koch Industries, Big Pharma's Pfizer and the Republican Jewish Coalition. KochPAC donated to Bachmann sporadically from 2006 to 2010, and is affiliated with the company run by the billionaire Koch brothers, David and Charles, whose myriad foundations and advocacy organizations promote libertarian and Tea Party causes.
Michele Bachman's past committee donors includes a range of industries and interests, from health care company Aetna to...
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19 Jun 2011

Wisconsin Republicans file fake Democrats in six recall primaries

Democrats decried the tactic, then worried that Republicans might take their strategy a step further by forcing primaries in only some of the races. That would cause some general elections to be delayed but not others, leading to varied election dates and possible voter confusion.
Democrats decried the tactic, then worried that Republicans might take their strategy a step further by forcing...
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17 Jun 2011

Ryan calling uncle on Medicare

It appears that the Republicans have decided they need a little more than just a new messaging strategy on their Vouchercare plan. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has now said that he'd be open to making the plan optional.
It appears that the Republicans have decided they need a little more than just a new messaging strategy on their...
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15 Jun 2011

Wisconsin Court Reinstates Law on Union Rights

The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for significant cuts to collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state, undoing a lower court s decision that Wisconsin s controversial law had been passed improperly
The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for significant cuts to collective bargaining rights for public...
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12 Jun 2011

Roots of Walker’s ideology go way back

To have a better understanding of Scott Walker's coup d'etat in Wisconsin, it is helpful to understand his ideological underpinnings. It is best to start with another Wisconsinite, Paul Weyrich, born in 1942 in Racine.
To have a better understanding of Scott Walker's coup d'etat in Wisconsin, it is helpful to understand his ideological...
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12 Jun 2011

Gov. Walker Targets Wisconsin’s Craft Breweries

Gov. Scott Walker's budget includes yet another (previously overlooked) way in which he s willing to serve big business at the expense of the little guy: He s taking aim at craft breweries by making it more difficult for them to distribute their products.
Gov. Scott Walker's budget includes yet another (previously overlooked) way in which he s willing to serve big business...
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12 Jun 2011

Gallup: Small minority of voters concerned with deficit, large majority say jobs, economy

Here's some evidence that the "Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop" Greg Sargent has been writing about might have been broken. He's posited that the "relentless bipartisan focus on the deficit convinces voters to be worried about it, which in turn leads lawmakers to spend still more time talking about it and less time talking about the economy."
Here's some evidence that the "Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop" Greg Sargent has been writing about might have been...
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12 Jun 2011

Republicans refuse to budge on revenue in debt limit talks

Top lawmakers aiming to reach a deficit-reduction deal agreed on Thursday to step up the pace of their talks with a series of meetings next week but said they still disagreed over the need to raise taxes. ... Asked if Republicans had shown a willingness to consider tax increases, Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen, one of the negotiators, told reporters, "I can't say that would be true, no."
Top lawmakers aiming to reach a deficit-reduction deal agreed on Thursday to step up the pace of their talks with a...
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12 Jun 2011

Pawlenty $1.4 million tax cut for top 0.1%. Nothing for four in ten taxpayers.

On Wednesday, I wrote about Tim Pawlenty's absurd new tax cut proposal, saying it would cost $10.3 trillion when you include the cost of extending the Bush tax cuts. According to a new analysis, it turns out that was an underestimate. The actual cost of his tax cut plan would be roughly $11.6 trillion. And most amazingly of all:
On Wednesday, I wrote about Tim Pawlenty's absurd new tax cut proposal, saying it would cost $10.3 trillion when you...
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12 Jun 2011

Wisconsin Dems won’t run fake candidates in GOP primaries

Wisconsin Dems are open to, and are actively considering, a plan to retaliate against GOP shenanigans by running their own candidates in GOP primaries before the recall elections, the spokesman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party confirms.
Wisconsin Dems are open to, and are actively considering, a plan to retaliate against GOP shenanigans by running their...
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12 Jun 2011

The conservative war on facts

[Conservative historian David] Barton continues to lash out at 'deconstructionism' in the education system for distorting the truth about the Founding Fathers, arguing that the Founding Fathers did not support slavery or engage in the practice themselves.
[Conservative historian David] Barton continues to lash out at 'deconstructionism' in the education system for...
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11 Jun 2011

How the Koch Brothers’ Billionaire Caucus target their Threats

This weekend, for the eighth straight year, the billionaire Koch brothers will convene a meeting of roughly 200 wealthy businessmen, Republican politicians and conservative activists for a semi-annual conference to raise millions of dollars for the institutions that form the intellectual foundation - and, increasingly, the leading political edge - of the conservative movement.
This weekend, for the eighth straight year, the billionaire Koch brothers will convene a meeting of roughly 200 wealthy...
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10 Jun 2011

Look out Portland, ‘climate disruption’ sending waves of refugees your way

So far, the only climate refugees I ve ever seen in reality are the ones that travel from NYC, Boston, Minneapolis, and other cold winter locations to escape to Florida and Arizona during November-March.
So far, the only climate refugees I ve ever seen in reality are the ones that travel from NYC, Boston, Minneapolis, and...
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9 Jun 2011

Koch Tea Party wrong about Boston Tea Party

??What is it about the Tea Party's ignorance of American history? Michele Bachmann thinks the shot heard round the world happened in New Hampshire. Sarah Palin thinks Paul Revere warned the British. And the Koch-funded Tea Party (Americans for Prosperity) thinks the Boston Tea Party was about taxation without representation.
??What is it about the Tea Party's ignorance of American history? Michele Bachmann thinks the shot heard round the world...
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8 Jun 2011

Will Media Give A Pass To AFP’s Gas Price Stunt

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative advocacy group chaired by oil tycoon David Koch, has launched a media campaign to take advantage of high gasoline prices. Polls indicate that most Americans don't blame Barack Obama for the recent spike in gas prices and AFP wants to change that.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative advocacy group chaired by oil tycoon David Koch, has launched a...
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8 Jun 2011

Police Detain UpTake Journalist For Helping Her Assistant

Earlier today, BadgerGurl88? shot this video of videographer Sam Mayfield being detained by Wisconsin State Police at the Capitol in Madison. Sam is in town working on a documentary film about upstart Republican Governor Scott Walker s crusade to take away workers collective bargaining rights. She has shot video of the historic labor demonstrations periodically this spring for The UpTake.
Earlier today, BadgerGurl88? shot this video of videographer Sam Mayfield being detained by Wisconsin State Police at...
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6 Jun 2011

DeVos, Koch, Scaife, Walton, ALEC, AFC: The Corporate Royalists and Right-Wing Groups Propelling the GOP’s Assault on the Middle Class

In January, a small group of Indiana schoolteachers encountered their governor, Mitch Daniels, in a hallway of the state capitol. They were part of an outpouring of Hoosiers who had come to Indianapolis that day to protest Daniels' almost-gleeful political attack on the pay and even the worthiness of public employees
In January, a small group of Indiana schoolteachers encountered their governor, Mitch Daniels, in a hallway of the state...
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4 Jun 2011

Economics and immigration

Supporters of massive and illegal immigration frequently use economic studies to mislead. Sometimes the studies themselves are misleading, such as using bogus methodologies. However, mostly the studies are just used to come to misleading conclusions. Some of the ways they mislead or are used to mislead include:
Supporters of massive and illegal immigration frequently use economic studies to mislead. Sometimes the studies...
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4 Jun 2011

Wisconsin GOP plotting to nominate spoiler Democratic candidates in recall elections

A tape recording of a Wisconsin Republican Party members' meeting revealed a plan to find unsuitable Democratic nominees to split the vote in upcoming elections following the recall of Republican state senators
A tape recording of a Wisconsin Republican Party members' meeting revealed a plan to find unsuitable Democratic nominees...
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29 May 2011

Birthers turn on Trump, say he’s plotting with Obama

Farah and Corsi can't understand why Trump might not want to continue the fight over Obama's citizenship, so they seem to have cooked up yet another conspiracy theory: someone else put Trump up to it. Trump couldn't have been persuaded by the long-form birth certificate that Obama released in April, or the mountains of other evidence that prove that the president was born in Hawaii. No, Farah writes, Trump must be in league with nefarious forces trying to undermine the birthers.
Farah and Corsi can't understand why Trump might not want to continue the fight over Obama's citizenship, so they seem...
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25 May 2011

Wisconsin Voter ID Bill is Morally Wrong

Scott Walker continued his attack on the people of Wisconsin today as he signed Act 22 into law. With one stroke of his pen at 12:30 pm on Wednesday May 25, 2011, Gov. Walker stripped hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites of their constitutional right to vote. Despite no systematic evidence of voter fraud, Gov. Walker and his GOP allies decided to make voter suppression a top priority for the state, fast tracking the bill before recall elections could occur against GOP senators this summer and further illustrating that many in the Wisconsin Legislature are working for themselves instead of the people of Wisconsin.
Scott Walker continued his attack on the people of Wisconsin today as he signed Act 22 into law. With one stroke of his...
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25 May 2011

GOPer supports federal default unless energy, education departments axed

At a town hall event last week in Georgia, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) had a particularly absurd ransom to demand for raising the debt limit. In an exchange recorded by True South Radio and uploaded on YouTube, Broun said that he wouldn t vote to hike the ceiling without major cuts.
At a town hall event last week in Georgia, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) had a particularly absurd ransom to demand for raising...
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25 May 2011

GOP Rep. Amash’s tea party supporters boot senior citizens, reporters from event

One way Republicans have found of dealing with the bad press and hostility they've faced in public meetings over their highly unpopular budget plan has been what's actually a pretty typical Republican response: censorship. They've clamped down on reporters and citizen journalists, barring them from recording the events.
One way Republicans have found of dealing with the bad press and hostility they've faced in public meetings over their...
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13 May 2011

Why Don’t We Hear About Soros’ ties to Over 30 Major News Organizations Asks Fox News

George Soros, the contoversial hedge fund manager who worked for the Nazi German occupying forces in Hungary during the second world war, has ties to more than 30 mainstream news outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press, NBC and ABC, it has emerged, fuelling fears that the mainstream media is a part of a gigantic bank-controlled propaganda machine.
George Soros, the contoversial hedge fund manager who worked for the Nazi German occupying forces in Hungary during the...
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12 May 2011

Conservative Media Defend Tax Breaks For Big Oil With False Claim About Gas Prices

Conservative media claim that recent proposals to repeal tax breaks for the five largest oil companies will "make gasoline more expensive." However, energy experts say that cutting the tax incentives will have little to no effect on prices at the pump.
Conservative media claim that recent proposals to repeal tax breaks for the five largest oil companies will "make...
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12 May 2011

Conservative Media Defend Boeing’s Alleged Attempt To Violate Union Workers’ Rights

Conservative media figures have claimed that the National Labor Relations Board is seeking to ban companies from moving to states with lax labor laws by filing a complaint against Boeing's decision to move the production facility for its new 787 Dreamliner to South Carolina.
Conservative media figures have claimed that the National Labor Relations Board is seeking to ban companies from moving...
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12 May 2011

Alan Simpson’s Social Security lessons

Alan Simpson's stunningly ignorant and arrogant exchange with HuffPo reporter Ryan Grim is making the rounds. In that interview, Simpson steadfastly proclaimed ignorance of Social Security's actual demographic statistics, and then proceeded to dismiss the information as unbelievable. Simpson and the catfood commission have advocated raising the retirement age, with Simpson doggedly repeating the falsehood that people are living longer.
Alan Simpson's stunningly ignorant and arrogant exchange with HuffPo reporter Ryan Grim is making the rounds. In that...
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12 May 2011

Republican budget would create millions more uninsured

Medicaid has become the Republican's primary target for massive budget cuts in the health sector. Which makes a new study from Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute on the Republican budget, which would turn Medicaid into a block grant program and repeal the Affordable Care Act, even more critical. KFF and the Urban Institute find that the Republican budget could create an additional 44 million uninsured over the next ten years.
Medicaid has become the Republican's primary target for massive budget cuts in the health sector. Which makes a new...
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12 May 2011

Paul Ryan: The Republican budget isn’t unpopular, just misunderstood

Earlier this week a "senior Republican strategist" declared that the problem wasn't that Republicans wanted to end Medicare, but that "Republicans haven t messaged it well." See, just fix the message on abolishing Medicare and it'll be fine.
Earlier this week a "senior Republican strategist" declared that the problem wasn't that Republicans wanted to end...
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10 May 2011

Conservatives’ plea: Let’s all support Pawlenty now

Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor, would most likely be the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the presidency right now, if John McCain had selected him instead of that Alaska wingnut who looked good on paper. Pawlenty is sort of the perfect running mate, in that he is bland, malleable, and guaranteed not to overshadow or outshine the top of the ticket.
Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor, would most likely be the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the...
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10 May 2011

Hundreds protest Walker, Corbett, and Rhee at DeVos-funded “policy summit”

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and former DC schools chancellor Michelle Rhee were the star attractions at a "policy summit" held by the American Federation for Children-and hundreds turned out to protest.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and former DC schools chancellor Michelle Rhee were the star...
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10 May 2011

It’s on! Wisconsin verifies enough signatures for first two recall elections

The first two recall petitions have been verified in Wisconsin: Independent state reviews of the petitions to recall Republican Senators Randy Hopper and Luther Olsen found enough valid signatures to force an election, a Wisconsin Government Accountability Board spokesperson said Monday.
The first two recall petitions have been verified in Wisconsin: Independent state reviews of the petitions to recall...
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9 May 2011

What Tea Partyers ignore about the Founders

Anything but a lost, halcyon epoch of unity and consensus, our founding era saw deep, harsh oppositions among Americans over what kind of society our independence from England was meant to bring about. Like today, the direst political oppositions devolved on the economy, and on proper uses of public and private finance. From the North Carolina Regulation of the 1760s to the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s, Americans struggled mightily with other Americans over economic issues.
Anything but a lost, halcyon epoch of unity and consensus, our founding era saw deep, harsh oppositions among Americans...
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9 May 2011

Michelle Rhee joins Scott Walker at school voucher group’s “policy summit”

The "American Federation for Children" -- a right-wing "education reform" organization founded and funded by religious right activist multimillionaire Betsy DeVos (former Republican candidate for governor of Michigan and sister of Blackwater founder Eirk Prince) and dedicated to electing state legislators who'll fund Christian schools with taxpayer money and crush public employees' unions -- is having a party in Washington, D.C., today, and they have invited Republican governors who have been working to fix education forever by firing all the greedy teachers and letting profit-seeking private interests manage the schools more "efficiently."
The "American Federation for Children" -- a right-wing "education reform" organization founded and funded by religious...
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9 May 2011

As recall looms, Wisconsin GOP attempts to ram through conservative wish list

The Wisconsin recall elections are tentatively scheduled for July 12. Faced with the potential of losing the ability to pass far-right legislation after that date, Wisconsin Republicans are looking to pass a conservative legislative wish list as quickly as they can. Story:
The Wisconsin recall elections are tentatively scheduled for July 12. Faced with the potential of losing the ability to...
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9 May 2011

Palin Wrong Again On Cause Of High Gas Prices

Fox News contributor Sarah Palin claimed that gasoline prices have doubled since President Obama took office because the administration is "decreasing the amount of energy in our market domestically." In fact, this claim has already been debunked by energy experts, and even those who disagree with Obama's energy policies have said that it's simply not accurate to blame those policies for the current spike in gas prices.
Fox News contributor Sarah Palin claimed that gasoline prices have doubled since President Obama took office because the...
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9 May 2011

Boehner tells Wall Street Republicans are willing to gut Medicare

Speaker John Boehner is more blatant even than most politicians about telegraphing which constituency matters to him most: Wall Street. While his caucus leadership can't run away from abolishing Medicare fast enough, Boehner is assuring Wall Street that it's still on the agenda.
Speaker John Boehner is more blatant even than most politicians about telegraphing which constituency matters to him...
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9 May 2011

Boehner tells Wall Street Republicans are willing to gut Medicare

Speaker John Boehner is more blatant even than most politicians about telegraphing which constituency matters to him most: Wall Street. While his caucus leadership can't run away from abolishing Medicare fast enough, Boehner is assuring Wall Street that it's still on the agenda.
Speaker John Boehner is more blatant even than most politicians about telegraphing which constituency matters to him...
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9 May 2011

Suddenly, conservatives rush to take credit for Barack Obama’s foreign policy

For those with eyes to see, the daylight between the foreign policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama has been shrinking ever since the current president took the oath of office.
For those with eyes to see, the daylight between the foreign policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama has been...
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5 May 2011

Paul Ryan No big budget deal because Democrats won’t do it GOP’s way

Poor Paul Ryan. First he proposed to end Medicare, then he got the GOP to sign onto his plan, and then he got sad because President Obama didn't agree with him on it. And now he's not only still whining about it, he's saying it makes a long-term deal impossible
Poor Paul Ryan. First he proposed to end Medicare, then he got the GOP to sign onto his plan, and then he got sad...
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4 May 2011

No, Sarah Palin, Obama won’t release OBL photos

President Obama is right not to release photographic "proof" that Osama bin Laden is dead. There's absolutely no upside: The lunatic fringe will still doubt the evidence, and gruesome corpse photos run the risk of creating a backlash against bin Laden's killing that doesn't exist so far.
President Obama is right not to release photographic "proof" that Osama bin Laden is dead. There's absolutely no upside:...
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4 May 2011

Right-Wing Media Tout Bin Laden Death As Victory For Torture, Ignore Dispute

In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, numerous right-wing media figures have insisted that the United States would never have found him without information obtained through torture. However, there is considerable dispute among experts over whether torture played a role in developing critical intelligence that led officials to bin Laden's whereabouts.
In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, numerous right-wing media figures have insisted that the United States...
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