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"Holy S**t, What a Nightmare This Turned Into": How Austerity Destroyed Our Small Towns

Max Fraser, Dissent Magazine. March 12, 2012.

Last summer, with the nattering of congressional debt-ceiling debates and reports of ballooning corporate profits making headlines, Max Fraser went in search of Middletown.

Caterpillar Closes Canadian Plant to Take Advantage of Cheaper Workers--in the U.S.

Herman Rosenfeld, Labor Notes. February 12, 2012.

Caterpillar is moving to newly "Right-To-Work" Indiana, offering rock-bottom wages and searching for anti-union managers. Is the US the new source for cheap labor?

How the Super Bowl Became the Center of a Political Showdown for Players and Workers

Jamilah King, ColorLines. February 5, 2012.

The NFL’s Players Association, the union that represents the league’s athletes, has come out in opposition to Indiana's proposed Right to Work legislation.

Mitch Daniels' State of the Union Response Shows GOP Priority: Beating Up on Workers

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Daniels’ response was the first to be delivered from a building surrounded by dozens of police cars and chanting activists, protesting his latest anti-union move.

Occupy the Super Bowl? Indiana's Workers Eye Dramatic Next Steps in Fight Against Anti-Union Bill

Theresa Moran, Labor Notes. January 22, 2012.

Dems in the legislature skipped sessions to block the bill, and rallies in protest draw crowds of thousands as Indiana workers fight a union-busting "right-to-work" bill.

Super Bowl-Level Stakes for Indiana Labor in Battle Over Union Rights

Roger Bybee, In These Times. January 9, 2012.

Governor Mitch Daniels' attempt to pass a "right-to-work" law in Indiana extends the GOP's war on organized labor beyond the public sector and into the private.

As 'Right to Work' Law Looms, Indiana Occupiers and Striking Union Members Fight for Working People

Joseph Varga, Labor Notes. January 8, 2012.

Striking workers at a limestone company find their fight against private equity ownership at the center of Indiana's battle for workers' rights.

Which State Is Winning the Race to the Bottom to Become the Worst Place for Women?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. September 26, 2011.

The war on women remains in full swing. Which state has become the worst for reproductive rights?

Why The GOP's Plans To Cut Family Planning Will Cost Us All

Anna Clark, AlterNet. May 25, 2011.

A new study shows how dramatically costly an increase in unintended pregnancies is on the taxpayer. And yet the GOP cuts family planning in the name of "fiscal responsibility"

Prosecutor Told Scott Walker to Stage Fake Attack on Himself, Including Using a Firearm to Discredit Unions

Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story. March 25, 2011.

An Indiana prosecutor and Republican activist has resigned after his emails to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were revealed.

Workers' Uprising: Two Dozen Protests Launched Across Wisconsin, TV Talk Show Blackout of Union Reps

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 21, 2011.

Here's a run-down on events and key analysis on the fast-moving events in Wisconsin's state capitol -- and nationwide.

Senator John Mellencamp? Grassroots Movement Swells for Rocker to Run for Bayh's Indiana Seat

John Nichols, The Nation. February 17, 2010.

He's got the home-state credibility and a history of political engagement that rival any of the Democratic contenders for the spot.

And the Winner of 2008's Most Partisan State Election Administrator Is...

J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center Blog. November 1, 2008.

The envelope please ... Indiana's Todd Rokita's pursuit of ACORN wins the award for 2008's most partisan top state election official.

Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day

Electionline.org, October 31, 2008.

If there's going to be voting problems on Election Day, chances are it will be in these 12 states.

Voter Suppression Battle In Northwest Indiana

Josh Kalven, Progress Illinois. October 5, 2008.

Democrats want to open satellite voting centers, while Republicans favor voting only at county seats.

Clinton: Damn the Pundits, Full Speed Ahead

David Corn, MotherJones.com. May 7, 2008.

The Clinton campaign has signaled it will fight on. But her only real option is going nuclear.

Barack Obama's Very Good Primary Night

John Nichols, The Nation. May 7, 2008.

The Senator's win in North Carolina and virtual draw in Indiana almost assures him of the nomination.

Obama Wins NC Decisively, Clinton Hangs on by Thread

Michael Carmichael, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008.

In a nutshell, the Reverend Wright strategy backfired.

Is the Supreme Court Trying to Swing the Election?

Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press. May 1, 2008.

The US Supreme Court has just eliminated the voting rights of tens of thousands who generally vote Democratic.

SCOTUS Strikes Again!

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. April 28, 2008.

In the "most important voting rights case since Bush v Gore," the Supreme Court validated GOP voter fraud talking points.

Clinton Superdelegate Lead Nearly Erased

Chris Bowers, Open Left. April 3, 2008.

It appears that Obama is imminently poised to take the superdelegate lead even before Pennsylvania.

The Most Important Election Case Since Bush v. Gore?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 20, 2007.

Indiana's voter ID law, facing Supreme Court review, is a bureaucratic nightmare that disenfranchised voters this November. Could it -- and similar laws in several states -- affect the 2008 election?

Indiana\'s Union-Busting \'Right-to-Work\' Bill Becomes Law, Thousands Take to Streets in Protest

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


Chaos, Violence in Malls Over New Air Jordans -- Police Respond with Pepper Spray

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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