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Sarah Palin To Wisconsin Protesters: You're Fighting 'The Wrong Fight'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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MADISON, Wis. — Sarah Palin says union members protesting Wisconsin Republicans' plan to help balance the state's budget by cutting collective b...

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Wisconsin Protests Surge, Pitting Labor Against Lawmakers

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Protests in Wisconsin continue to surge Friday, even as reports from Thursday evening claimed as many as 25,000 demonstrators had taken to the state's...

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"Master And Servant": A Playlist For The Protesters in Wisconsin

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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David Wild

It's a pretty long walk from Tahrir Square to the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin with no direct service currently between the two on Virgin America. Yet these two hot spots across the globe seem somehow closer than ever before today.

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'Just Cause' Gone Wild: A Growing Movement Questioning Tenure and Public Union Representation

Wendy N. Powell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Wendy N. Powell

We see that guarantee of a job forever in education and it begs us to wonder why tenure exists and if it makes sense for the future. Do we understand tenure and is it necessary?

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Walk Like an Egyptian

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Jim Worth

The unrest in Egypt is a microcosm of the sins of a global economy! Egyptians, tired of oppression, wealth disparity, and the indignities perpetrated...

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Labor Movements Under Attack in Madison, Wisconsin

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Rev. Al Sharpton

Republican Governor Scott Walker is wasting time attacking working folks instead of seeking honest, sustainable solutions to his budget shortfalls. It is a con game, pure and simple.

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Lila Shapiro

Police Dispatched As Democratic Lawmakers Flee Wisconsin

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday fled the statehouse in an effort to prevent legislators from reaching a quorum and passing a bill put forth by Gov. Sc...

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