Mark Maynard | public employee unions

Fox News spreads more lies, but that’s OK with America

By Mark | March 1, 2011

Fox News sent one of their “journalists,” a guy by the name of Mike Tobin, to cover the protests in Madison, Wisconsin a few days ago. The crowd, as you can imagine, wasn’t enthusiastic about having Fox cameras on the scene, as the network had been taking the side of Governor Scott Walker, who went […]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-science, Canada, class warfare, CNN, collective bargaining, Fairness Doctrine, FOX News, Jon Stewart, Koch brothers, lies, Mike Tobin, Radio Act, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Walker, Stephen Harper, Sun TV News, the growing gap between rich and poor, the sad state of journalism, threats to Democracy, union busting, unions, Wisconsin, Wisconsin is open for business | 7 Comments

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, 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

The Koch brothers, their plans for the public utilities of Wisconsin, and whether Michigan might be next

By Mark | February 24, 2011

By now you’ve probably heard that Wisconsin’s union-busing governor, Scott Walker, got fooled into taking a call with a degenerate blogger posing as conservative billionaire activist David Koch. The call, which can be heard in its entirety on the Buffalo Beast website, is interesting for a few reasons. First, Walker confesses to having thought about […]

Posted in Michigan, Other, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged Brian Sadoval, Budget Repair Bill, Buffalo Beast, buying elections, campaign finance reform, campaign funding, collective bargaining, crony capitalism, David Koch, Florida, get the money out of Washington, John Kasich, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Nevada, Ohio, prank calls, privatization, public utilities, Republican Governors Association, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, union busting, Wisconsin | 20 Comments

Wisconsin’s attack against the working class, and the role of the Koch brothers

By Mark | February 22, 2011

The weirdness is apparently continuing in Wisconsin. From what I can tell, the public employee unions have indicated a willingness to negotiate pay and benefit cuts. The Governor, however, has refused to take them up on the offer, choosing instead to pursue the elimination of their right to bargain collectively. So, if there are still […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Americans for Prosperity, Build a statue of Robocop in Detroit, collective bargaining, conspiracy theories, Gordon Hintz, Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, labor history, Lee Fang, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, MacIver Institute, Margaret Farrow, Michele Grebe, Nancy MacLean, Palin Truth Squad, restricting the internet, Scott Walker, sexual misconduct, shutting down the internet, tea party, the growing gap between rich and poor, there is a stench in this body, threats to Democracy, threats to the middle class, transparency, UAW, union busting, Walter Reuther, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, WisconsinEye, workers rights | 21 Comments

What conservatives really want, and how we’re helping them get it

By Mark | February 20, 2011

Our old friend George Lakoff has a brilliant essay on the Common Dreams website today. Here’s a clip. I’d encourage those of you with time to follow the last link and read the whole thing, though. ….The central issue in our political life is not being discussed. At stake is the moral basis of American […]

Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged anti-immigrant, anti-science, class warfare, collective bargaining, deficit, empathy, entitlements, food safety, framing, fucking Democrats, George Lakoff, individual responsibility, linguistics, Obama, prenatal care, public broadcasting, Republican framing, Rockridge Institute, state employees, strict father, the conservative agenda, the growing gap between rich and poor, threats to Democracy, threats to the middle class, union busting, Wisconsin is open for business, women's rights | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: public employee unions

Fox News spreads more lies, but that’s OK with America

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

The Koch brothers, their plans for the public utilities of Wisconsin, and whether Michigan might be next

Wisconsin’s attack against the working class, and the role of the Koch brothers

What conservatives really want, and how we’re helping them get it

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