You may think your Republican state legislator considers the needs of his or her district and introduces legislation accordingly. Well, think again. They don’t
Author: Madonna Gauding
Madonna Gauding is a freelance writer, illustrator and book designer living in St. Louis. MO. She is the author of 10 books on a variety of "mind, body, spirit" topics.
The top ten tax-dodging corporations
Did you know you will pay more taxes this year than GE or Exxon Mobil? These corporations, and others, will not only avoid paying
An update on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB
On March 16, Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Subcommittee
Raise taxes on the rich to benefit working families
The rich are getting richer. The middle class and poor are getting poorer. What is the Republican solution to the deficit crisis? More tax
No struggle, no progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops
Wisconsin: Blueprint for a new progressive movement in America
The question shall arise in your day: which shall rule, wealth or man,” said Edward Ryan, the Chief Justice of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, in
Russ Feingold has a new PAC: Progressives United
Russ Feingold has started a new PAC called “Progressives United” for the purpose of combating the recent Citizens United Supreme Court decision—a decision that has unleashed
Madison protestors, inspired by Victor Hugo, take on Wisconsin’s newly elected emperor
On February 27, the people occupying the Wisconsin state capital building in support of worker’s rights, broke out in a stirring rendition of a
Why Wisconsin is ground zero of the billionaires’ assault on America
Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker was elected governor, and long time Democratic senator Russ Feingold was defeated, because conservative billionaires, David and Charles Koch, flooded
Madison: a middle-class uprising
Newly elected Republican governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin is attempting to reduce teacher’s benefits in his state and destroy their ability to organize. In