Tag Archives: Russ Feingold

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, 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

Russ Feingold announces the launch of Progressives United

By Mark | February 19, 2011

One of the best Senators our country has ever known, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, has just announced the launch of a new organization dedicated to the lessening of corporate influence in American politics. It’s called Progressives United, and following you’ll see Feingold’s video announcing the organization, as well as his appearance on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged campaign finance reform, cheese curds, collective bargaining, Corporate Crime, corporate money, corporate speech, get the money out of Washington, Michele Bauchmann, money in politics, Progressives United, public employee unions, Rachel Maddow, Scott Walker, union busting, unions, Wisconsin | 5 Comments

Republican tax cuts for the wealthy, to pass with Stabenow’s support

By Mark | December 13, 2010

Remember a few days ago, how I told you that I was proud of our Senator, Debbie Stabenow, for standing up for her constituents and vowing to fight against the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich, which haven’t worked to stimulate the economy these past ten years, and which would put our […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Rants | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Bush tax cuts, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, flip floppers, hypocrisy watch, Obama's unwillingness to fight, Patrick Leahy, tax policy, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor | 19 Comments

Celebrate yesterday’s trouncing by getting involved in Campaign Finance Reform

By Mark | November 3, 2010

I was in the midst of trying to cobble together a hopeful and constructive post of some kind, and failing miserably, when I received the following note from Lawrence Lessig, the co-founder of Fix Congress First. As it successfully accomplished what I could not, I thought that I’d steal it and pass it along. Just […]

Posted in Other, Politics, Rants | Also tagged campaign finance reform, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, election results, First Amendment, Fix Congress First, get the money out of Washington, How to get our Democracy Back, John Roberts, Lawrence Lessig, lobbying, McCain-Feingold, money in politics, Obama, Ron Johnson, The Tyranny of Tiny Minds | 12 Comments

Feingold gives his support, blames Obama

By Mark | December 20, 2009

Senator Russ Feingold issued a statement today, saying that he would vote to support the current draft of healthcare legislation being considered in the Senate, in spite of the fact that it doesn’t include a public option. He also pretty much said that we lost the public option because of a lack of leadership on […]