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    • 10 Ratings
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    Right wing takes aim at public education

    JULY 23, 2012 10:32AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, education, public schools, charter schools, texas board of education, right wing, history, massachusetts education reform act, a nation at risk, william weld, bi-partisanship, curriculum frameworks, teachers unions, tenure, mandatory testing, class size, republican party, rick scott, scott walker, president obama, mitt romney, diane ravitch, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, school vouchers, school choice, evolution, creationism, bible-based math, religious right, christian fundamentalism, outcomes based education, john birch society, john adams, horace mann, civil war, confederates, jim crow, ku klux klan, mccarthyism, education reform, tax cuts, national governors association, federal student loans, privitization

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1240 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    "Shot dead by a gun that didn't make any noise..."

    JUNE 14, 2012 7:16AM

    By Bill Beck


    Topics: scott walker, john kasich, wisconsin, unions, sb-5, ohio, dennis kucinich

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1566 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Boom or Swoon for Obama in June? 3 Days Decide

    MAY 21, 2012 6:41PM

    By oddsox


    Topics: june 28, june 5, june 1, romney, wisconsin, recall, scott walker, tom barrett, scotus, obamacare, health, healthcare, u3, unemployment, politics, economy, news, open call, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1485 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics and Scott Walker

    MAY 20, 2012 11:29PM

    By John Hamilton


    Topics: post hoc ergo propter hoc, milwaukee john doe investigation, wisconsin department of workforce development, bureau of labor statistic, jobs, scott walker

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2886 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    The Worst Jobs Record Of Any Governor In America‏

    MAY 9, 2012 2:00PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: scott walker, wisconsin recall election, wisconsin job creation, wisconsin job losses, rindfleisch complaint, campaign financing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1461 Views
    • -8 Comments
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    Wisconsin's Recall: Time for New Thinking

    APRIL 7, 2012 11:45PM

    By Annie C


    Topics: democratic primary, scott walker, unions, doug la follette, kathleen vinehout, kathleen falk, tom barrett, wisconsin, democrats, primary elections, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 937 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Opening Win in Wisconsin Recall Elections Goes to the Dems

    JULY 20, 2011 9:33PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, scott walker, david vanderleest, state senator dave hansen, wisconsin recall elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 1772 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    We're Michigan and Most of Us Don't Deserve This

    APRIL 26, 2011 2:35PM

    By Ramona Grigg


    Topics: union busting, state policy network, scott walker, rick snyder, michigan, mackinac center for public policy, lansing rally, emergency financial manager, blossomtime's grand floral parade

    • Editor's Pick
    • 32 Ratings
    • 2256 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Signs do the talking...Madison, WI rally

    MARCH 14, 2011 12:30AM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: wi, scott walker, budget repair bill, union, workers rights, united wisconsin, solidarity!

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 2499 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Boiling the Middle Class

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:20AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: budget, chris christie, citizens united, collective bargaining, corporate power, defense, deficit, democracy, education, koch industries, medicare, middle class, politics, protests, scott walker, social security, subsidies, taxes, unions, washington, wisconsin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 1459 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Taking back Wisconsin

    MARCH 10, 2011 1:01AM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: collective bargaining rights, unions, workers, wisconsin, scott walker

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1215 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Wisconsin Senate Votes to Reinstitute Slavery

    MARCH 9, 2011 11:58PM

    By The Desperate Blogger


    Topics: satire, political humor, wisconsin 14, unions, scott walker, collective bargaining

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 1738 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Recalling a Wisconsin state senator

    MARCH 8, 2011 12:37AM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: politics, wisconsin, scott walker, recalls, sheila harsdorf, unions, collective bargaining, trying to ruin wisconsin and the people taking back our state, corporate bullies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2030 Views
    • 58 Comments
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    Turning Tide in Wisconsin?

    FEBRUARY 27, 2011 11:19PM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: politics, worker's rights, wisconsin, scott walker, unions, collective bargaining

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1164 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Wisconsin Governor Offers Qaddafi Asylum, Job

    FEBRUARY 27, 2011 7:24PM

    By The Desperate Blogger


    Topics: satire, politics, middle east, wisconsin, scott walker, muammar qaddafi, collective bargaining

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1484 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    A Game Changing Week in Politics

    FEBRUARY 25, 2011 8:03AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: politics, defense of marriage act, doma, don’t ask don’t tell, obama, department of justice, wisconsin, scott walker, david koch, nixon, j edgar hoover, kaddafi, libya, george bush, tarp, william caldwell, john mccain, lieberman, franken, psy-ops, union, jimmy zuma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 1173 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    David Koch and Scott Walker really click.

    FEBRUARY 25, 2011 12:52AM

    By Farleftside


    Topics: cartoon saturday, politics, wisconsin, scott walker, david koch

    • Editor's Pick
    • 58 Ratings
    • 17416 Views
    • 103 Comments
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    I'm a Wisconsin Teacher

    FEBRUARY 22, 2011 4:57PM

    By Noahvose


    Topics: politics, news, state deficits, collective bargaining, education, scott walker, gov. walker, madison, teachers, unions, wisconsin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2239 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Wisconsin workers fight for our rights

    FEBRUARY 17, 2011 11:49PM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: collective bargaining rights, workers unite, rallies, unions, budget repair bill, scott walker, protests, wisconsin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2431 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    A Perfect Time for Overthrow

    FEBRUARY 17, 2011 12:23PM

    By John Hamilton


    Topics: budget deficits, scott walker, club for growth, koch brothers, union busting, unions, madison, wisconsin, economy

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