March 1, 2012 by Hematite Proponents of the proposed iron mine in the Penokees claim that there are two kinds of rock: overburden waste rock (the Tyler shale) and iron ore. To date, the main concern with the Tyler is the presence of sulfide in the form of pyrite, or iron sulfide. When disturbed by […]
Walker Thanks Realtors with Wetlands Deregulation
March 1, 2012 by Rebecca Kemble On Wednesday Scott Walker thanked the Wisconsin Realtors Association for their support by signing a massive wetlands deregulation bill at their convention in Madison. Since Walker began raising funds for his recall campaign last November, individual realtors have already contributed $75,504 to his war chest. They ponied up $378,161 […]
Republicans Attempt to Create De Facto One Party System
February 25, 2012 by WCMC Here’s a number for you: $688,000 and counting. That is the amount of taxpayer dollars that Republican legislators and the Governor of Wisconsin have paid to date to private law firms to draw and defend redistricting maps designed to create a de facto one party system and to disenfranchise voters. […]
Scott Walker’s 2 Daddies
Brian Pierick and Timothy Russell must rue the day they allegedly parked their rented mini van on the corner of Fox River Parkway & Water View Lane, with a box full of pornography. According to a criminal complaint, at that corner, situated between the edge of a Waukesha subdivision and the Fox River Parkway, they […]
Wisconsin One Year Longer, One Year Stronger
February 10, 2012 by WCMC Why an Anniversary Week of Action? To remember and honor the unprecedented protests of February and March of 2011, when the people of Wisconsin rediscovered the power of collective action. To reconvene the empowered community that launched the Capitol Occupation and organized state-wide protests, and to reinvigorate the spirit of […]
Heartbeat of protesters is stifled in the capitol
January 27, 2012 by Barbara With Republicans in the Assembly Session last night, in the process of passing highly controversial mining legislation, claimed they were seeking “decorum” when they ordered law enforcement to clear the gallery of all visitors. Throughout the day, citizens were removed from the gallery for minor verbal outbursts, sign holding and […]




