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League to challenge Voter ID law

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Wisc. DMV workers ordered to not offer voter IDs

By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 -- 2:52 pm In states where a... more

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TAMMY BALDWIN: Announces Wisconscin US SENATE bid.

Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, a lesbian, just announced her candidacy to run... more

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Tea Party not welcome in Wisconsin's Labor Day Celebration

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GOP Rep Who Promised To Eradicate Homosexuality If He Were God To Challenge Openly-Gay Tammy Baldwin For Senate Seat

Former Wisconsin Rep. Mark Neumann (R) has announced that he will run for the... more

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Top 5 Reasons Mark Neumann is Scary as a Senator

Defend Wisconsin News Round Up: Under Attack From Facebook? (with UPDATES)

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Excuse me Mr Tate, your pants are on fire (Politifact)

On the brink of falling one victory short of taking back the state Senate, state... more

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Pic of the Day -Scott WalkerMobile!!!

From the beginning of the Wisconsin labor protests on through the recall elections... more

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WI: The Kochs, Colbert And $ In Politics

Much of the nation watched last night with breath held, waiting to see the recall results in Wisconsin. In the end, two WI Senate Republicans were replaced with Democrats, falling short of the three needed to take control of the Senate.

While this wasn't the outcome many hoped for, it was still a bit of a victory. No longer are politics played on an even field, and the situation in Wisconsin makes this clearer than any other state. But despite the slanted scale, working people in Wisconsin were still able to change two seats out of six. It is movement in the right direction.

What I mean about there no longer being an even playing field in politics is the vast amount of control and power money now has in our democratic system. While Scott Walker has pushed so extremely to rob working people of their basic rights and protections, he's been cushioned in support of endlessly flowing money backing his efforts.

Brave New Foundation's work on Koch Brothers Exposed has told the story of the corrupting role of big money in politics. How the Koch brothers politically spend their money, in order to get policies that will support their bottom line of billions, is a story we will continue to tell. The Koch brothers are a key example of this phenomenon, but they are far from the only wealthy individuals to control the outcomes of our political system. The represent a disease that is much larger than them alone.

This isn't a game played fair. While organizers go door to door to have conversations with voters, big money can pay for endless ads to run on TV.

While democracy has rules and has traditionally been a structure respected for its importance in our country, the Kochs treat our political system as a game to be won at all costs.

A perfect example of this? Here is a clip of Stephen Colbert telling of the Koch-funded American For Prosperity's work in Wisconsin around this recent election.

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The Kochs gave enough money for Americans For Prosperity to mail Democratic voters information about how they should send their ballots in -- days after the election -- and how, instead of sending them to the appropriate office, they should send them to a fake right-wing run PO Box. Those using their money to corrupt our political system have no shame at this point.

We need some series changes made in order to save our political system from the destruction it is headed for. A citizen's ability to influence our democracy cannot continue to be defined primarily by the size of their net wealth. The only thing that can fix this is a structural policy change that redefine politics' relationship to money.

As we as a country wrestle with the need for these major changes, the game will continue to be played on an unequal field. But one positive thing that Wisconsin has shown us is that those who try to buy our democracy for their own gain are no longer able to do it in complete secret. When characters such as the Koch brothers, and their ruthless efforts to take political power away from working people, are so commonplace that Colbert can run a whole segment mocking them, things are changing.

We at Brave New Foundation will continue to work to tell these stories. We will continue to expose the unjust role of money in politics, and how the Koch brothers are a key example of how democracy can be bought to benefit one's bottom line. The more we know and understand these stories, the more we can fight back. It's an unequal battleground in politics in our country right now. The outcome of Wisconsin should be read as a reminder of that. A reminder of the fight still left to had, but also of the willingness of working people to not give up this fight. No matter how many billionaires they are up against.Much of the nation watched last night with breath held, waiting to see the recall... more

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WWH – Politics Wednesday: Wisconsin,blow for unions and Obama’s speeches,sounding hollow

Wisconsin Republicans hold on to state Senate Democrats’ failure to regain... more

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Tea Partiers Cheer the Downgrade of America's Credit Rating

Is the tea party happy that Standard and Poor's, the credit rating agency, downgraded the United States' credit rating for the first time ever?

You'd think that was the case if you were in the crowd at a tea party rally in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Sunday morning. The Tea Party Express rolled into that northeastern city as part of its tour to bolster the six GOP state senators facing recall elections on Tuesday. But the most shocking moment of the event wasn't the vitriol spouted by tea party leaders, which has dominated news of the tour stops in recent days. Instead it was the cheers that erupted when one of the Tea Party Express' speakers described the recent downgrade as the tea party's fault.

Here's what happened: Midway through the Fond du Lac event, Florida talk show host Andrea Shea King took the stage. She told the audience that commentators were describing the downgrade of US debt to AA+ from AAA as the "tea party downgrade," laying the blame squarely on Congress' right-wing faction and its supporters. But rather than boo those who claim the tea party caused the downgrade, the 200 or so Wisconsinites in attendance cheered, sounding almost proud to blamed for the downgrade.

As they noted, pretty astounding that these people seem pretty happy to be taking credit for the full faith and credit of the United States taking a knock. Makes me wonder if they even understood what the hell the speaker was talking about.

Transcript via Mother Jones:

SHEA KING: This week—I wrote it down—they are blaming the credit downgrade on the tea party movement.

CROWD: Yeah! [Cheers, clapping]

SHEA KING: They are calling it "the tea party downgrade." They are objectivizing [sic] us.

Let's just all hope these astroturfers are wasting their time up there with these recall elections this week. God knows how much outside money is pouring into that state over the last few weeks.

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I know I shouldn't be shocked at how insane these individuals are but...damn! they are certifiable. It's pathetic that they cheer about it but still take no responsibility for making it happen.Is the tea party happy that Standard and Poor's, the credit rating agency,... more

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Save the American Dream Rally - New York 2/26/11 (Clip 1)

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Tea party leader: ‘The left’ has ‘killed a billion people’ in last century

By David Ferguson Sunday, August 7th, 2011 -- 11:36 am At a Wisconsin rally on... more

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Tea party leader compares Wisconsin liberals to Nazi stormtroopers

By Kase Wickman Saturday, August 6th, 2011 -- 1:42 pm Wisconsin's political... more

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Tea Party Express Bus!

Actual Tea Party Express bus today in Hudson, WI... check out end date carefully

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Anti-Abortion Group Offers Gift Cards for Votes in Wisconsin Recalls

Wisconsin Right to Life, which bills itself as Wisconsin's "largest and most... more

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This is what Democracy looks like...Wisconsin!

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North Hudson Man Files Voter Suppression Complaint Against Americans For Prosperity

When Charles Shultz received an absentee ballot application form with a request to... more

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