Truthdiggers of the Week: The Libyan Defectors

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 This week we recognize those who would lay down their arms and refuse to assist Moammar Gadhafi's crimes against his people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Two Public Pay Standards, One Statement of Values

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 Decisions by bought-off elected officials highlight a larger corporatist ideology -- one that says attracting the best and brightest to the "greed is good" financial industry is more important than attracting that work force to common-good endeavors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Yes, America Still Needs Unions

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 Even in its terribly weakened condition, the labor movement remains a bulwark against the kind of corporate tyranny that would swiftly make serfs of the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gov. Walker, Check Your Caller ID

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 This is one for the annals of political pranks: On Wednesday, divisive Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said a lot of things he no doubt wishes he hadn't while on what turned out to be a prank call with the editor of The Buffalo Beast, posing as conservative billionaire David Koch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Uprisings: From the Middle East to the Midwest

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 As many as 80,000 people marched to the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison on Saturday as part of an ongoing protest against newly elected Republican Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to not just badger the state's public employee unions, but to break them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Revenge of the Curds

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 Let's get a couple of things straight about this situation going down in Wisconsin: First, yes, the clash between thousands of union-friendly employees and Gov. Scott Walker is a big deal, but no, this conflict is not at all like the one that just occurred in Egypt. Or Tunisia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gov. Walker Threatens Wis. Workers With Pink Slips

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took to TV on Tuesday night in a quasi-"fireside chat" that included the not-so-cozy warning that if the highly contested bill he's pushing doesn't make it through the legislative process with certain clauses intact, layoffs could loom for some state workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Madison-Washington Connection

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 The demonstrators in Madison, Wis., are fighting to preserve American hopes for opportunity and security that conservative Republicans are trying to destroy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Starving Wisconsin’s Unions

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Gov. Walker Won’t Tell You

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, less than two weeks into his term, pushed through $117 million in tax breaks for business allies of the GOP. There is your crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

No Compromise in Wisconsin

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Saturday rejected a compromise on a budget repair bill under which Democrats offered to accept cuts in health and pension benefits for public employees in exchange for retaining their right to bargain collectively. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Wisconsin Showdown, Mideast Crackdown, Budget Throwdown

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2011 In Wisconsin, in the midst of a deep state budget crisis, thousands of public sector employees have been protesting a bill that would slash their collective bargaining rights. Is this a preview of budget fights to come in other states? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )