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John Laesch of Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice (NIJWJ.org) speaks about austerity measures in Illinois.
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PDA IL: John Laesch on austerity measures in Illinois
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 9:51 amRain!
by Downtowner, posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 8:35 amIt rained last night. According to the rain gauge in my backyard it rained about 1 1/4″ and Tom Skilling said on Facebook that
Heaviest rain in nearly a year has fallen at Midway tonight! 2.02″ fell this evening amid 50 mph wind gusts. 1.50″ of that total came down in just 30 minutes! The last time that much rain fell at Midway was on July 23 last summer when 2.30″ fell.
Huge relief. We were all dancing around the house at midnight calling out to each other when we started to hear the drops fall on the roof (we’d been hearing thunder and seeing lightning for more than an hour prior to the actual rain). You can already see the grass starting to green up, and I’m sure my vegetables are loving this.
Gar Alperovitz’s Green Party Keynote: We Are Laying Groundwork for “Next Great Revolution”
by n0madic, posted on Monday, July 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pmfrom Democracy Now!
At the Green Party’s 2012 National Convention in Baltimore over the weekend, Massachusetts physician Jill Stein and anti-poverty campaigner Cheri Honkala were nominated the party’s presidential and vice-presidential contenders. We air the convention’s keynote address delivered by Gar Alperovitz, a professor of political economy at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative. Alperovitz is the author of, “America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy.” In his remarks, Alperovitz stressed the importance of third-party politics to challenge a corporate-run society. “Systems in history are defined above all by who controls the wealth,” Alperovitz says. “The top 400 people own more wealth now than the bottom 185 million Americans taken together. That is a medieval structure.”
For more from Gar Alperovitz, click here.
Ralph Nader: 30 Million Workers Would Benefit From Raising Minimum Wage to 1968 Level
by n0madic, posted on Friday, June 15th, 2012 at 6:50 pmfrom Democracy Now!
In 2008, Barack Obama pledged to raise the minimum wage every year once elected, but the hourly rate of $7.25 hasn’t increased since 2007. Low-wage workers now make far less than they did four decades ago. Last week Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. introduced The Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2012. It draws its name from the idea that the federal minimum wage would be $10.55 an hour now if it had kept up with inflation over the past 40 years. While the bill has about 20 co-sponsors so far President Obama has yet to endorse it. We speak to longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
The Real Victims of Voter ID Laws
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 7:26 pmfrom the Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress visited Wisconsin, one of a handful of states that have recently passed strict voter identification laws, to see how such laws disenfranchise voters
Remember. Recall.
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 9:03 amfrom the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Donate to air this ad on TV in Wisconsin: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/recallwalkerad1?refcode=youtube
Credit: GumSpirits Productions (Aaron Duffey / Jim Cole) for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
John Nichols: How to Build a Movement
by n0madic, posted on Friday, May 4th, 2012 at 7:46 pmfrom The Nation
A real movement is not limited to a small party. A real movement touches everyone. In Wisconsin, a real movement did just that. In this video, John Nichols explains how the state came together—from the young to the old, from the private sector to the public—in a show of diversity that formed the basis for a broader struggle.
Ready to Rebuild Wisconsin?
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 at 11:42 amfrom rebuildthedream.com
Van Jones introduces the Rebuild the Dream Revivals, where musicians, artists, and community and national leaders are coming together with thousands of everyday people to envision an America that works for us all. RSVP now at http://rebuildrevivals.org/wi to join Rebuild Wisconsin on May 19 in Milwaukee.
WI Recall: The Day After
by Downtowner, posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 at 8:50 pmMy Dad was fond of that old cliche that “close only counts in horseshoes” and I have to admit that last night’s attempt to recall at least three Scott Walker Republicans yesterday, in order for Democrats to take control of the state senate struck me as that way. 2. Close, but it doesn’t count. Only it does in that it’s going to be a lot harder for Scott Walker to get reallly insane legislation through. And it’s a gain of territory.
And of course, today is not just the day after the Wisconsin recall, it’s the day the Wisconsin Democratic Party turns the bulk of its efforts to defending the two Democratic seats that are subjects of attempted Repub recalls. And after that, why it’s Scott Walker’s turn.
You can still volunteer to help.
WI Recall: Busy this Afternoon? Too Busy for This?
by Downtowner, posted on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 at 12:10 pmThen how about this evening?
Wisconsin recall elections are happening today and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America have set up a website where you can volunteer to help get out the vote right from the comfort of your own home.
They provide the numbers and the script.
The next call shift is this afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. CDT. If you can’t call this afternoon there will be a last shift from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CDT (polls close in Wisconsin at 8:00 p.m CDT.)
C’mon, you know you want to change the world – it’s really very easy – just click on this handy link and volunteer now. You’ll feel much better in the morning.
Solidarity!
UPDATE: I just found out about this site (that’s another handly link for you) belonging to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. You can make calls through this site too, and it has a handy rundown of the races.
UPDATE: Polls are closed, results will be available online here at the Journal Sentinel
