This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land
Here’s a great way to celebrate July 4th. Watch this very moving special edition of Democracy Now. It’s a full hour in remembrance of the life and influence of Woody Guthrie.
Here’s a great way to celebrate July 4th. Watch this very moving special edition of Democracy Now. It’s a full hour in remembrance of the life and influence of Woody Guthrie.
Answer: Unions. If he appears to support the strong union movement in Wisconsin, that support may scare away big donors. President Obama has, in fact, endorsed Tom Barrett, but that endorsement was so low key that even Jay Carney thought he had not.
Before unions and the middle class are completely dead in this country, let’s recall how the union movement built the middle class, let’s recall their struggle in such songs as “Three Chords in the Truth,” which honors that struggle. I’m going to tell you a story right here Huh, you may not believe it…
Last week, when Democrats won only two of six recall elections in Wisconsin, it appeared that they fell critically short of their goal of positioning themselves to turn back Governor Scott Walker’s anti-labor campaign in the “Badger State.” But, as journalist and Wisconsin native John Nichols has been reporting, if the Democrats being challenged…
About two dozen pro-worker pro-union demonstrators met yesterday at noon on the Broad Street bridge (over 49) in Nevada City, most carrying signs like the ones pictured below. This was part of a nationwide, MoveOn-sponsored “April 4 Days of Action” in support of workers’ rights. It was promoted locally by the Nevada County Democratic…