October 14, 2019 by Barbara With Corporate Fascism: When corporations collude with politicians to write and pass laws to benefit the corporations at the expense of the people, land, water, natural resources, communities, civil and human rights, and democratic process. In January 2011, Wisconsin experienced a hostile corporate takeover of the government. Funded by the […]

The Corporate Fascism of Wisconsin Part 1: The Republicans
by Barbara With on October 14, 2019 in Budget, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Election Integrity, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, frac sand, Free Speech, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Public Education, Right to Work, Scott Walker Trainwreck, The 99%, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Video, Wetlands, Worker's Rights Under Attack

Top 10 Epic Reasons Why Americans Should Give a Sh*t About Voting
by wcmcguest on November 2, 2014 in 2014 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Editorial, Election Integrity, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Voter Education
October 31, 2014 by Victoria Collier and Ben-Zion Ptashnik, Truthout Originally published in Truthout on October 30, 2014 and reprinted by permission. Pop icon Russell Brand raised a ruckus last year when he exhorted, “Don’t vote” to millions of his fans; a radical political directive under fire even by the likes of Sex Pistol Johnny […]

UPDATE: Voting Machines Reported Flipping in Early Elections
by Barbara With on October 31, 2014 in 2014 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Election Integrity, Voter Education
October 31, 2014 by Marianne Moonhouse and Barbara With Last week, Wisconsin Citizen Media Coop (WCMC) responded to Craig Gilbert’s October 18 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article regarding Wisconsin’s dramatic voting swings. In it, he mentions Clark County, Wisconsin as one district that showed big swings in voting patterns. Clark and Taylor Counties are the only two in Wisconsin […]

Elected Officials Demand Superior Days Remove Mining From Lobbying Agenda
by Barbara With on February 18, 2013 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Environment, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Wetlands
February 18, 2013 by Barbara With In a press release sent out today, Ashland City Council member and Superior Days participant Kelly Westlund renewed her request to the organizers of the grassroots lobbying event to remove mining from this year’s agenda. In a letter dated February 15, 2013 addressed to Superior Days Coordinator Linda Bruce, […]

Another Stolen Presidency?
by wcmcoop on November 5, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Election Integrity, President
By Barbara With Never before has election fraud been so well understood by the American public. No longer a conspiracy theory, average Americans are now equating what appears to be a “permanent red shift” with hackable voting machines, voter intimidation, unconstitutional redistricting, manipulation of the voter registration rolls, elimination of exit polls, and here in […]

Wisconsin: New Year, Same Stench
by wcmcoop on June 7, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Citizen Media, Editorial, Elected Opinions, Election Integrity, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, State Senate, Voter Education
June 5, 2012 What we got tonight in Wisconsin was the same old stench, coming from the same old corner of the room. To wit, there was a huge turnout (highly favorable to the Democratic candidate Barrett), in fact they’re still waiting in line to vote in Milwaukee and elsewhere nearly two hours after poll […]

Election Protection: GOTV and a Paper Ballot on Election Day
by Barbara With on May 30, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Congress, Election Integrity, President, State Assembly, State Senate, US Senate, Voter Education
By Marianne Moonhouse The key to election reform is, first and foremost, to get as many people to the polls as possible on Election Day. It’s difficult to game the system when so many real people cast ballots. However, there are some simple actions you can take to help protect your vote further: — Call […]

Nearly a half-million registered voters in Wisconsin have an option to vote on hand-marked, hand counted paper ballots but …
by wcmcguest on May 30, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Congress, Election Integrity, President, State Assembly, State Senate, US Senate, Voter Education
Edge Touchscreen Voting Machine. Ask for a paper ballot instead of voting on one of these. … clerks are pressuring voters to use touchscreen machines! May 30, 2012 by By Marianne Moonhouse Paper Ballots provide a verifiable paper trail in case there is need for a recount or ballot impoundment. Voters can be more confident […]

WI counties and municipalities that employ hand-counted paper ballots & touchscreen system
by Barbara With on May 30, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Congress, Election Integrity, President, State Assembly, State Senate, US Senate, Voter Education
By Marianne Moonhouse This list includes all the Wisconsin counties and known municipalities that employ a voting system of hand-counted paper ballot and HAVA-accessible touchscreen voting machines. All the following counties use AVC EDGE touchscreens, except for Ashland and Bayfield, which use ES&S AutoMark, and Calumet, which uses the Premier AccuVote TSX. The ES&S Automark […]

Know Your Voting Rights and Vote June 5th
by Barbara With on May 23, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Congress, Election Integrity, President, State Assembly, State Senate, US Senate, Voter Education
This information is courtesy of the ACLU. This article is available as a PDF download (See link at end of article). Print and distribute freely. Please know your rights and vote in the historic recall election June 5, 2012: NO PHOTO ID REQUIRED ON JUNE 5 You May Vote in Wisconsin If: • You will […]
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