This is what democracy looks like. Great short film on the Wisconsin protests by a University of Wisconsin student. Soundtrack by Arcade Fire and a bagpiper:
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Wisconsin Dems Monkey-Wrench Budget Bill as Protests Grow
17 February 2011 8:42 PM | No CommentsThe Madison Cap Times has featured excellent reporting on the Wisconsin budget battle to date, as union workers and supporters besiege the Capitol Building with numbers exceeding 30,000
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Wisconsin Republicans Vote on Budget Bill With Capitol on Lock-Down
10 March 2011 11:50 AM | No CommentsFollowing a possibly illegal vote by Wisconsin Republicans protesters, reporters, and even some Democratic reps are being denied access to the Capitol Building.
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Video: Ohio Rep Shows Walker’s Attack on Workers Unrelated to Budget
16 April 2011 12:50 PM | No CommentsOhio Rep Dennis Kucinich puts Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on the spot for attacking state workers for political reasons.
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Mine Haul Road Poorly Planned
23 February 2012 9:33 AM | 2 Commentsby Jack Parker - Don’t ever forget the value of the Eagle Mine, now around $5,000,000,000.00, with more to come. Rio Tinto can afford to build a road for themselves.
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What’s the Rush on Mine Permitting?
07 June 2011 9:06 AM | No Commentsby Al Gedicks - Should the state's regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time?
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KI Sawyer Community Center Deserves Another Chance
19 April 2011 10:56 PM | No CommentsLess than a week after one Community Hand-UP leader, Lisa Johnson, received a community service award for her work in trying to reopen the KI Sawyer community...
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The King of Michigan?
13 April 2011 10:19 PM | 2 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - Rick Snyder’s plan to “reinvent Michigan” relies on standard thuggery: give tax breaks to wealthy companies and make everyone else pay to fix the state’s budget crisis.
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Poor Reporting on Rio Tinto Road Unacceptable
20 March 2011 4:22 PM | No Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - Turns out local citizens aren’t the only ones who have questioned the Marquette Mining Journal’s often appalling coverage of the Rio Tinto 595/Woodland Road ore hauling issue over the past year.
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The Future of Minnesota’s Wild Rice Depends on Strong Regulation
11 March 2011 5:38 AM | No Commentsby Nancy Schuldt - Minnesota has permanently lost tens of thousands of acres of wild rice; there is no dispute among state and tribal resource managers this is a resource in crisis.
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Recent Comments
- EPA Caving on Kennecott Road? | Headwaters - Community Journalism for the Great Lakes on Army Corps Objects to Kennecott Haul Road
- Jeffery Loman on Army Corps Objects to Kennecott Haul Road
- Sara Culver on Army Corps Objects to Kennecott Haul Road
- Gabriel Caplett on Army Corps Objects to Kennecott Haul Road
- rosa musket on Citizens Pack Hearing to Oppose Rio Tinto Road
- Gabriel Caplett on Citizens Pack Hearing to Oppose Rio Tinto Road
- Todd Noordyk on Citizens Pack Hearing to Oppose Rio Tinto Road
Keep it up. Dont Stop. We are with you. Lets grow it to a national day or week of protest.