Earlier this month, I wrote about my crazy neighbors across the river in Wisconsin. One of the “stars” of that piece was Governor Scott Walker. Scott’s had a rather interesting term as Governor; he’s survived a recall election and has had numerous investigations of his campaign and administration. On May 6, Judge Rudolph Randa of the U.S. District […]
The first house I lived in that I remember well was the house our family lived in during the late ’50s and early ’60s. We lived in a semi-rural area west of the Twin Cities (now considered a fairly close in suburb), and it was the beginning of the housing explosion in the area. The area […]
By Gretschman for Occupy World Writes My involvement in the Occupy movement became direct and personal when I married my wife, who was then involved in a local Occupy group. In addition to my liberal thinking, I am a drummer in a blues band and have been a member of a trade union for over […]
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965. Bettmann/Getty Images Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge […]
“Billionaires represent 0.000002% of the American population, but they’re responsible for 7.4% of all political donations so far this cycle,” according to Americans for Tax Fairness. By Jessica Corbett Published 11-3-2022 by Common Dreams With under a week until the U.S. midterm elections, Americans for Tax Fairness revealed Thursday that billionaires have poured hundreds of millions of dollars […]
‘Wisconsin needs Latino and immigrant workers, and today everybody knows it,’ says Voces de la Frontera By Nadia Prupis, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 2-18-2016 Workers, students, and activists walked off the job and out of their schools for a massive action in Wisconsin on Thursday, protesting two anti-immigration bills currently advancing through the […]
Case could result in the enforcement of ‘Right to Work’ laws on all public sector labor unions in the United States By Sarah Lazare, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 1-8-2016 Workers across the United States are bracing for a major Supreme Court case, set for argument on Monday, that could strike a devastating blow […]