It started with someone praising Donald Trump for saying that the first thing he would do is put a tariff on Chinese goods if he was to be elected President.   And I replied… NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO. The problem with the items from China is not that the jobs are going there. They have a per-capita income that is 1/10 of what ours is. They have the economic advantage and should make the stuff. The problem IS ...

By Donna Cooper | February 22, 2011 House leaders are unfortunately restricting their proposed budget cuts for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 to nonsecurity discretionary spending in an attempt to tame a $1.3 trillion deficit. This approach is especially shortsighted since the Federal Treasury loses twice as much revenue due to tax breaks than Congress appropriates on all nonsecurity discretionary spendi ...

Thai web forum host facing 50 years in prison as authorities prosecute censorship law violations By Michael I. Niman Special to Daily Censored Februrary 28th 2011 Chiranuch Premchaiporn manages Thailand’s independent alternative news website Prachatai.com. In 2008, one or more unidentified readers posted comments to Prachatai’s online forum which, according to prosecutors who presented the case in court las ...

Image: 47whitebuffalo’s Blog49tweetsretweet By: Jason Easley Fox News’ legal analyst Peter J. Johnson attacked the Wisconsin protesters as vile, “I mean this is really vile, in my view. What is this Facebook central? They’ve covered the capitol with posters on the walls. They’re sleeping on the floors. Do you think there’s enough restrooms in the facility?” Johnson was discussing the plan not to let all the ...

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What's wrong with universal public education in the U.S.? If we are to believe the new reformers and the growing list of celebrity commentators and education hobbyists, the failures include the corrosive influence of teachers unions, "bad" teachers, and an entrenched status quo that those unions and teachers cling to for personal gain. And where is the evidence for these narratives? There isn't any, except ...

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By Jonathryn The news from Wisconsin today is that Wisconsin State Troopers, under the direction of a political appointee of the Governor, are visiting the homes of legislators who are resisting the Governor’s deeply unpopular legislation. By what reckoning can an executive, using armed men in state uniforms, dictate a legislator’s prerogatives, or the prerogatives of a caucus of legislators? If you chose “ ...

From One Wisconsin Now From Wisconsin Now is a statewide communications network specializing in effective earned media and online organizing to advance progressive leadership and values Madison -- In an attempt to push through his unpopular Budget Repair Bill, Gov. Scott Walker has tried to set a Friday deadline for passage by falsely claiming that lack of action will cost taxpayers money: "If we don't pass ...

Picture of the Koch Brothers A Utah group, that opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, has filed paperwork in Wisconsin to begin recall efforts against eight Democratic state senators, including Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. It is obvious that the right wing playbook is now organizing all the hate groups, undemocratic forces and goons to break the Wisconsin people and assure no such hanky-panky appears on a ...