October 14, 2019 by Erik Gunn This article was first published by the Wisconsin Examiner on September 3, 2019. Republican lawmakers who voted late last year to shackle the powers of incoming Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul did so despite thousands of messages from voters imploring them not to, newly revealed correspondence […]

Open records request reveals overwhelming opposition to lame duck session
by Barbara With on November 4, 2019 in Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Guest Column, open records, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Uncategorized

Janet Bewley betrays the water
by Barbara With on October 21, 2019 in 2020 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, Free Speech, pipelines, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Wetlands
October 21, 2019 by Barbara With The Senate hearing for SC386—the Anti-Protester bill—begins today, and one of the bills co-sponsors, Sen. Janet Bewley (D-Mason), will be listening to testimony from people from her district who will travel to the capitol to express their objections to the corporate bill. While many of the objections to the […]

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Brief: Critical Infrastructure Bills: Targeting Protesters through Extreme Penalties
by Barbara With on October 18, 2019 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, frac sand, Free Speech, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Wetlands
October 17, 2019 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ICNL The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) works in the United States and around the world to promote a legal environment that advances the freedoms of association, expression, and assembly, thereby providing an enabling environment for civil society, civic participation, philanthropy, and civic space. They have […]

Janet Bewley demonstrates how to be a corporate fascist
by Barbara With on October 17, 2019 in 2020 Elections, Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, frac sand, Free Speech, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Video, Wetlands
October 17, 2019 by Barbara With On October 15, 2019, the Price County Democrats hosted a “listening session” with Sen. Janet Bewley, currently co-sponsoring SB386, the “Anti-Protesting” bill written by Marcus Bentley, lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute. Based on the 2017 ALEC “Infrastructure Safety” model legislation, the bill is designed to criminalize protesters and protect […]

The Corporate Fascism of Wisconsin Part II The Creeping “Friendly” Fascism of the Democrats
by Barbara With on October 15, 2019 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Election Integrity, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, frac sand, Free Speech, Idle No More, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Police Violence, Public Education, Reproductive Rights, Right to Work, Scott Walker Trainwreck, The 99%, Uncategorized, Wetlands, Worker's Rights Under Attack
October 15, 2019 by Barbara With Corporate Fascism: When corporations collude with politicians to write and pass laws to benefit the corporations at the expense of the people, land, water, natural resources, communities, civil and human rights, and democratic process. During WWII, millions of Germans took up arms to directly carry out Hitler’s atrocious orders […]

ACTION ALERT: Tell Wisconsin Democrats to withdraw from Anti-Protesting Bill
by Barbara With on September 25, 2019 in #Nativelivesmatter, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge, Environment, First Amendment, frac sand, Free Speech, Idle No More, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Police Violence, Standing Rock, The 99%, Treaty Rights, Wetlands
September 25, 2019 by Barbara With ACTION ALERT: A public hearing will be held on Thursday, September 26 in Madison for AB 426, the Assembly version of the controversial Anti-Protester Bill. Wisconsin State Capitol, Room 417 North, beginning at 11 AM before the Energy and Utilities Committee. Read about the background of the bill here. […]

A Look Inside 2013: Photographs From Wisconsin
by leslieamsterdam on December 31, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Environment, First Amendment, Free Speech, Idle No More, Images, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Worker's Rights Under Attack
December 31, 2013 By Leslie Peterson 2013 was another busy year for Wisconsin activists. Almost three years have passed since the huge protests over collective bargaining rights for public sector workers engaged the state and the rest of the world in February 2011. This collection of images proves “Yes, that really happened.” All images ©Leslie […]

What Did YOU Do on Your Summer Vacation?
by Lady Forward on August 14, 2013 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Video
August 14, 2013 by Lady Forward The woman being arrested in the video, AFSCME Assistant Director Jana Weaver, had this to say about the Solidarity Sing Along: “The SSA has a special spot in my heart. I was by no means an every day singer but when my schedule would allow, I would […]

Veteran for Peace Threatened With Arrest for Observing Sing Along
by wcmcguest on August 13, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, First Amendment, Free Speech, Scott Walker Trainwreck
August 13, 2013 by Norman Aulabaugh [The following letter was written by Veterans for Peace Member Norman R. Aulabaugh concerning his experiences at the Capitol during the Veterans for Peace convention last week. The author was a Lieutenant in the US Navy during the war in Vietnam and also challenged Paul Ryan for his congressional […]

Capitol Arrests Continue as Solidarity Sing Along Grows
by wcmcoop on August 8, 2013 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, First Amendment, Free Speech, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, The 99%, Uncategorized, Video
August 8, 2013 by WCMC More people, including veterans and a teenager, were arrested for singing out their grievances to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-dominated state legislature in the Capitol rotunda today. The crowd chanted “Hero! Hero!” and “Shero! Shero!” as each person was picked off by groups of Capitol Police. Most continued […]
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