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On the ground in Madison, fighting for the American middle class

By Mark | February 26, 2011

All over the nation today, at noon, people held rallies in support of the men and women of Wisconsin’s public unions. The folks at MoveOn, who were helping with the logistics, where calling it “The Rally to Save the American Dream.” The photo accompanying this post comes from my friend Murph, who spent the afternoon […]

Posted in Observations, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged "kill the bill", Aaron Stark, collective bargaining, Doug Henwood, Frank Zeidler, Harley-Davidson, Joe McCarthy, Joel Rogers, labor history, Madison, Medicaid, Murph, Oscar Meyer, outside agitators, protests, public employee unions, Rally to Save the American Dream, Robert "FIghting Bob" LaFollette, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Solidarity Forever, the growing gap between rich and poor, threats to the middle class, union busting, University of WIsconsin Madison, Wisconsin, WORT | 45 Comments

It looks like we have health care reform, what now?

By Mark | March 21, 2010

Well, it looks like Obama has done what several Presidents since Harry Truman have tried to do and failed at, and passed comprehensive health care reform legislation. Actually, I don’t believe it’s passed yet, but, according to the New York Times, Obama has been able to line up 224 votes in the House, which is […]

Posted in Health, Politics | Also tagged "kill the bill", Add new tag, Alan Grayson, David Frum, Democratic victories, Harry Truman, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare reform, holding insurance companies accountable, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obamacare, pathetic Republicans, preexisting conditions, rue the day, tea party, teabaggery, teabagging, Teddy Roosevelt, the party of no, the public option, use of the n-word, Wall Street, Wall Street bonuses, Waterloo | Comments closed

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