All 271 articles by Roger Bybee

• 08 Feb 12

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  Top 1% Shower Walker With Cash, but Recall and ‘Walkergate’ Loom

  MILWAUKEE—If one more dime gets added to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s already-overflowing campaign war... MORE »

• 03 Feb 12

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  Wisconsin on Steroids? Arizona GOP Wants to Make State Most Anti-Union in Nation

  “Wisconsin on steroids” –a sweeping set of anti-union laws even more severe than those passed... MORE »

• 01 Feb 12

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  Replacing Factories With Jails: Just 44% of Milwaukee’s Black Men in Workforce

  City has lost three-fourths of its manufacturing jobs since 1960s MILWAUKEE—Wisconsin’s economic problems are... MORE »

• 27 Jan 12

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  Liberals’ Inequality Narrative Ignores Role of Free Trade, Unionbusting

  The Occupy movement forcefully injected a long-taboo topic—America’s appalling “banana republic”-level... MORE »

• 25 Jan 12

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  GOP Lawmakers Make Indiana 23rd ‘Right-to-Work’ State (Updated)

  Big defeat for Dems and union follows weeks of walkouts, protests “We’re living minute to... MORE »

• 18 Jan 12

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  Wis. Recall Elections a Sure Thing, But New ID Law May Block Anti-Walker Vote

  MILWAUKEE—Wisconsinites' efforts to protect democracy—in the workplace and through the ballot—are rapidly... MORE »

• 16 Jan 12

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  Stranger Than Fiction: Republicans Rip ‘Vulture Capitalism,’ While Obama Praises ‘Insourcing’ Firms

  With Republican presidential contenders angry about the “vulture capitalism” (as Rick Perry labeled it) practiced by... MORE »

• 11 Jan 12

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  Labor Readies Goal-Line Stand Against Right-to-Work in Indiana

  Indiana is now Ground Zero for the national battle between the top 1% and the vast majority in the... MORE »

• 06 Jan 12

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  Super Bowl-Level Stakes for Indiana Labor in Battle vs. ‘Right-to-Work’

  It's not just NFL playoff teams and their fans who are obsessing over the February 5 Super Bowl... MORE »

• 04 Jan 12

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  As Walker Recall Effort Heats Up, Labor Looks for Viable Candidate

  MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker began his reign one year, and soon began trying to transform... MORE »

• 23 Dec 11

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  The Best of Times and the Worst of Times, When It Comes to Healthcare

  With a raft of new Charles Dickens biographies hitting bookstores this fall, it is difficult not to quote... MORE »

• 22 Dec 11

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  When Democracy Becomes Disposable

  The Laboratory for Our Future is the ominous subtitle of Charles Bowden's haunting 1998 book about Ciudad Juarez,... MORE »

• 09 Dec 11

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  Wis. Firm’s Move to Replace Striking Workers Sparks Statewide Solidarity

  A new battle in Wisconsin's labor wars, this time in private sector On December 7, exactly 70 years later... MORE »

• 08 Dec 11

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  Amid Fruitless Corporate Tax Breaks, Gov. Walker Grows Unpopular

  Surveying the wide array of new tax breaks heaped upon corporations and the richest 1 percent in Wisconsin by... MORE »

• 07 Dec 11

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  Health Reform Devolves Into ‘Unaffordable Under-Insurance’

  Healthcare reform in the shape of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare") was supposed to relieve working Americans... MORE »

• 01 Dec 11

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  Occupy the Hood: Fighting for Those ‘at the Bottom of the Bottom’

  MILWAUKEE—The “We are the 99%” message of the Occupy movement has provided a unifying umbrella... MORE »

• 29 Nov 11

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  Will Wisconsin Elect Our First Gay Senator?

  Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is eyeing a U.S. Senate seat, one year after Russ Feingold lost his. MORE »

• 22 Nov 11

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  Roaring Start for Walker Recall, but Big Conservative Bucks Loom in Background

  With the November 15 launch of a petition drive for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin’s... MORE »

• 17 Nov 11

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  Aronowitz: Occupy Movement Needs Both Audacity and Long-March Strategy

  As if America needed reminding of who calls the shots for the nation’s elected officials, mayors... MORE »

• 11 Nov 11

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  Frances Fox Piven: Occupy’s ‘Mass Defiance’ Reflects ‘Structural Crisis’

  Wall Street’s spectacular abuses and excesses triggered numerous protests for three years before the Occupy movement... MORE »

• 09 Nov 11

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  Ohio Voters Repeal Anti-Union Law. Will Wis. Gov. Walker Be Next?

  Repeal approved by wide margin; Walker recall effort begins next week “This vote is a lightning bolt... MORE »

• 07 Nov 11

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  Crucial Elections in Ohio & Iowa Underscore Democrats’ Dependence on Labor

  Two critical elections will take place in Ohio and Iowa tomorrow, and each should forcefully remind Democratic leaders... MORE »

• 03 Nov 11

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  Free Trade Deal in Action: Milwaukee Firm Seeks $100 Million From El Salvador Govt.

  Company challenges country's decision to close mine due to pollution For working people, talk of free trade agreements... MORE »

• 20 Oct 11

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  Alleged ‘Skills Gap’ Takes Spotlight Off Who’s to Blame for Massive Jobs Shortage

  Lately, the usual stream of stories about America’s jobs crisis has been displaced by a story... MORE »

• 19 Oct 11

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  America’s Real Industrial Policy: Maximize Profits at All Cost

  The Occupy Wall Street movement—which has gained the support of 54 percent of Americans, according to a... MORE »

• 17 Oct 11

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  Obama’s Free-Trade Victory Threatens 2012 Prospects

  By orchestrating the passage of three NAFTA-style investor-rights agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, which passed Congress... MORE »

• 13 Oct 11

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  Gov. Walker Recall Effort Will Begin in November

  Coalition of Democrats and labor activists make it official MILWAUKEE—Legislative supporters of Wisconsin's labor movement recently... MORE »

• 11 Oct 11

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  Bogus ‘Recovery’ Offers Households Bigger Income Drop Than Recession

  Progressive economist Heidi Schierholz once described America’s ongoing economic crisis—falling wages, insecure jobs, high... MORE »

• 10 Oct 11

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  Will Wall St. Occupation End Obama’s Wall St. Preoccupation?

  The Occupy Wall Street movement may have rejuvenated President Obama's bleak prospects for re-election for 2012. Up until now,... MORE »

• 06 Oct 11

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  Wall Street Occupiers Fight America’s Democracy Deficit

  The Occupy Wall Street protests, spreading to cities throughout the country, have brilliantly distilled  the essence... MORE »

• 30 Sep 11

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  GE’s Bogus Reason for Ending Its Pension Plan

  “Bringing good things to life” was the old General Electric slogan. But it’s becoming... MORE »

• 27 Sep 11

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  Rep. Paul Ryan’s Class War

  In his severely distorted view of the “class war” currently splitting America apart, House Budget... MORE »

• 23 Sep 11

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  Milwaukee Income Drops 22 Percent as Job Threats Continue

  The fierce urgency of a strong jobs program—for which President Obama recently laid out strong principles... MORE »

• 20 Sep 11

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  Crowd of 8,500 at Fighting Bob Fest Shows Wisconsin Struggle Continues

  Noted author, activist and Princeton professor Cornell West, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and new Wisconsin Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin... MORE »

• 16 Sep 11

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  FBI Raid Involving Walker Campaign Records May Foretell Bigger Threat

  Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and his Republican allies have been conducting themselves with contempt toward those opposing... MORE »

• 14 Sep 11

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  10th Annual ‘Fighting Bob’ Fest Aims to Honor Workers, Light Fire Under Obama

  Wisconsin’s labor and progressive movements are getting restless again, and that will become obvious with the 1... MORE »

• 12 Sep 11

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  GOP Reveals Depth of Voter-Exclusion Plan

  A new Department of Transportation memo reveals how thoroughly Wisconsin Republicans intend to make the newly imposed voter... MORE »

• 06 Sep 11

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  Labor Day in Wis.: Union Members Rally in Gov. Walker’s Brave New World

  MILWAUKEE—Labor Day 2011 was marked by high spirits and huge crowds in Wisconsin. In Madison, guitarist Tom... MORE »

• 01 Sep 11

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  The Great Corporate Tax Swindle: Dozens of Companies Pay CEO More Than IRS

  America's CEOs are truly in a league of their own when it comes to pay and power. ... MORE »

• 30 Aug 11

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  Let’s Make It Official: Obama Is Not Serious About a Real Recovery

  A bold jobs plan will have to be pushed from the grassroots Just over one year ago, Treasury... MORE »

• 25 Aug 11

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  ‘Wall St. Is Main St.’ Mentality at Heart of Failed Foreclosure Prevention Policies

  "Corporations are people, my friend,”  Mitt Romney recently declared. That was pretty clumsy coming from a... MORE »

• 23 Aug 11

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  America’s Rampant Inequality Impossible to Deny

  The CIA ranks the country 64th, behind Ivory Coast and Uganda—but Fox's banshees still scream 'class... MORE »

• 19 Aug 11

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  President’s Bus Tour Suggests Broken Moral Compass

  Why does Obama support trade deals that would kill U.S. jobs, help North Korea and protect an... MORE »

• 16 Aug 11

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  Perry and Romney: Rivals in Love With Plutocracy

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry has entered the GOP presidential nomination race with both guns blazing, playing simultaneously to... MORE »

• 12 Aug 11

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  Suppressing the Vote

  New ID laws combat an imaginary crime wave. MORE »

• 11 Aug 11

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  Wisconsin Labor Delivers Solid Punch, But No Knockout to GOP

  Until late in the evening on Tuesday, it appeared that a labor-driven electoral insurgency fueling six recall elections... MORE »

• 09 Aug 11

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  Stakes High in Wisconsin Vote, But Labor Effort Energizing Public

  "The stakes are high. This is about the 2012 election. It is about Obama. And most of all, it... MORE »

• 05 Aug 11

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  Next Up: After Debt-Ceiling Debacle, New Trade Deals Pushed by Obama

  Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) boasted that he had won 98 percent of what he sought in the new debt-ceiling... MORE »

• 02 Aug 11

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  Worry of Double-Dip Recession and Jobs Crisis Lost in Debt Ceiling Coverage

  A popular T-shirt in the Caribbean, referring to its history of piracy and ill-treated sailors, reads, “Keep... MORE »

• 01 Aug 11

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  Payback Time: Polls Promising as Wis. Unions Ready for GOP Recall Elections

  Heading toward eight remaining recall elections, Wisconsin labor and Democrats gained critical momentum on July 19 as they ... MORE »