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It All Comes Down to This: A Love Letter to the Wisconsin Movement

By Ryan Wherley 3:00 AM, Madison —  In approximately four hours the polls will open for business and droves of Wisconsinites will descend upon their local libraries, churches, town halls and community centers to determine the fate of the state I have loved so dearly since I was a little boy. For nearly sixteen months, […]

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The Protest Blues

By Lisa Wells   I got those sad old weary blues. I don’t know where to turn. I don’t know where to go. Nobody cares about you When you sink so low. What shall I do? What shall I say? Shall I take a gun and Put myself away? I wonder if One bullet would […]

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Letter to DNC: Write the Check

To Our “Friends” At the D.N.C.: Can it possibly be that you fail to discern the profound importance of the June 5th election in Wisconsin, not only for our state but also for our nation? WRITE THE CHECK This is a zero sum game, winner take all, the triumph of true grassroots democracy, the rise […]

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OPINION: What Today’s Recall Primary Winners Mean To Wisconsin

[This article reflects the opinion of the author. Click here for WCMC’s editorial policy on election coverage.] The people of Wisconsin are voting to pick the challengers to recall our TEA Party Governor, 1% Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, and four TEA GOP state senators. It is the ultimate showdown of what our uprising in […]

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Whose Recall? Our Recall!

After fifteen months of rallies, recalls, and canvassing, the goal Wisconsinites have been pursuing – removing Scott Walker from office – is only a few weeks away. It is really looking as if neither political party has any concept of the real reasons Wisconsin citizens joined together to turn in almost one million signatures to […]

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The Poll Tax and Voter Preemption at the Dane Dems’ Dubious Debate

By Edward Kuharski Photos by Nicole Desautels Schulte The Dane County chapter of the Democratic Party held a candidate debate and straw poll at their monthly meeting Tuesday, April 10. It was a well-attended event held in the Conference Center of the Concourse Hotel in Madison. There were several curious aspects to the gathering in […]

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