Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wisconsin Update

General strike planned if union-busting bill passes:
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_64c8d7a8-3e8c-11e0-9911-001cc4c002e0.html

Transcript of Governor Walker's phone call with blogger impersonating David Koch. When asked about the prank at a press conference, he said that he routinely takes lots of phone calls. This absurd lie reveals the extent to which Wisconsin, like all the other states, is controlled by capital.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/article_531276b6-3f6a-11e0-b288-001cc4c002e0.html

Wi-Fi access to opposition websites blocked at Wisconsin's Capitol
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/22/wisconsin-capitol-blocks-pro-union-website/?utm_source=Raw+Story+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=7fd5487b1a-2_23_112_23_2011&utm_medium=email