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Wisconsin shows how difficult it is to hold on to progressive gains

March 4, 2015 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, History, Labor and unions, Religion in Politics, States One comment

Robert Lafollette, Jr. and Joseph McCarthy. Russ Feingold and Scott Walker. How could one state–Wisconsin–elect politicians with such divergent views? No state east of

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The minimum rage: Wisconsin edition

October 15, 2014 Joanna Sandsmark 2014 Election, Economy, Employment, Poverty, Republicans, States Leave a comment

With all the talk of raising the minimum wage, there is one state that shouldn’t have any trouble at all doing just that. Why?

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