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Wisconsin Democrats Wrong to Avoid Campaigning on Labor Issues in Walker Recall

John Nichols, Madison Capital Times. May 24, 2012.

Walker knows that a recall election in a closely divided state is about maximizing appeal to the base, not softening messages and avoiding issues. Why don't Dems?

Why GOP Politicians Are Fleeing Scott Walker-Style Union-Busting

Josh Eidelson, Salon. May 13, 2012.

State Republicans are terrified of pushing anti-union legislation -- and becoming targets like Wisconsin's governor.

How the Wisconsin Uprising Changed America and Why Its Renegade Politics Are Here to Stay

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 21, 2012.

John Nichols talks about his new book, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street," and what happens next.

Abe Foxman: A One-Man Defamation League

Eric Alterman, The Nation. February 4, 2009.

For the likes of Foxman, any action Israel takes is de facto defensive and solely in the interests of peace, no matter how warlike.

Will Obama Stack His Middle East Team with Neoconservative Ideologues?

deleted, AlterNet. January 27, 2009.

Obama has pledged to "engage" with Iran in a respectful way, but "engagement" is a malleable concept.

Scott Walker Recall Has Wisconsin Democrats Frustrated with Lack of National Party Support

Laura Clawson, December 31, 1969.