By wcmcoop The Walker Administration’s crackdown on the Solidarity Sing Along is continuing through a steady flow of citations sent by certified mail. See this timeline for September’s citations. Capitol Police Chief Erwin’s strategy appears to be the targeting of citizens he has identified as “leaders.” Five of the seven tickets issued so far in October […]
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Capitol Police Have No Answers for Concerned Citizens
By Rebecca Kemble, Nicole Schulte and Whitney Steffen On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Whitney Steffen was given a warning that she was engaging in prohibited behavior in the Wisconsin State Capitol. When she inquired as to the nature of that behavior, the officer giving her the warning could not explain it to her: Last week, […]
Protest Singers’ Noses Swell in Wake of Capitol Chief’s Comments
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Thisis an open-source correction/continuation of Clay Barbour’s article published by WCMC since the WSJ couldn’t be bothered to fact check for him. Think of it as a little bit country, a little bit rock-n-roll.] Protest singers’ numbers grow noses swell in wake of Capitol chief’s comments The ranks noses of participants of the […]
Dear Capitol Police: Sorry About the ‘Divide and Conquer’ Thing
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I bet we’ve all heard this before. It played itself out Monday in the Wisconsin Capitol building. Since the recall elections, the Capitol Police have shown a renewed interest in those of us who keep returning day after day to sing and hold signs and […]
The Last 15 Months Through My Eyes
The time has come. We will know our fate soon. The June 5 recall election is almost here and some of us have been fortunate enough to spend many hours documenting some of the scenes of the Wisconsin Uprising. It’s been a long 15 months. I’ve broken my camera, my bank account, several relationships and […]
Award-Winning Solidarity Sing Along Comes to Washburn, Wisconsin
Ever since the fateful day in February 2011 when Scott Walker unveiled his “Budget Repair Bill” which dismantled 50 years of collective bargaining and drew hundreds of thousand of people to protest at the capitol, Wisconsin has been at war. From the infamous fake David Koch phone call, to the Summer of Recalls when a […]
“You Could Have Killed a Child!” In Fitzwalkerstan, an Unattended Sign is as Dangerous as an Unlocked Gun
March 8, 2012 by WCMC March 7, 2012 was a special day. The ferrous mining bill AB426 was sent back to committee by Scott Fitzgerald, and I wanted to celebrate by coming to the Solidarity Sing Along. I picked up my banners and went to the Capitol rotunda at noon as I have hundreds of […]
David Koch’s “Greater Purpose”
March 4, 2012 by Lady Foward Billionaire David Koch works on Madison Avenue in New York City. He doesn’t live or work in Wisconsin, and as far as I know, he’s never come here to meet the people. But his company, Koch Industries, has major business interests in Wisconsin, including Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Koch […]
As The Rotunda Turns: Episode #368 – Kerfuffle in The Capitol
“On the 15th of May, in the jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing…enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.” On Friday, February 17, Reps. David Craig and Paul Farrow sent a letter to Department of Administration secretary Mike Huebsch. In […]
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