ANOTHER FASCINATING WEEK IN THE NEWS

Vision: 5 Reasons the Wisconsin Uprising Affects You – and How You Can Help
Bill Scher
Blog for Our Future
http://www.alternet.org/story/150018/vision%3A_5_reasons_the_wisconsin_uprising_affects_you_--_and_how_you_can_help?akid=6565.9992.mlmtuk&rd=1&t=2

Our Economic Pain is Coming from Big Industry CEOs, Not Public Employees’ Unions
Jon Schmitt, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/150022/our_economic_pain_is_coming_from_big_industry_ceos%2C_not_public_employees%27_unions?akid=6565.9992.mlmtuk&rd=1&t=21

Wisconsin is a Battleground Against the Billionaire Kochs’ Plan to Break Labor’s Back
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
The war on Wisconsin employees isn’t just about the budget or Wisconsin: Koch toady Gov Walker is just one soldier in the billionaire’s offensive to kill labor.
http://www.alternet.org/story/149965/wisconsin_is_a_battleground_against_the_billionaire_kochs%27_plan_to_break_labor%27s_back?akid=6568.9992.SJ-uoP&rd=1&t=2

Democracy is Stirring in Wisconsin: The Media Isn’t Sharing Just How Momentous the Protests in Madison Really Are
Kristine Mattis, AlterNet
In their attempts to constantly be balanced, the news media seem to have lost all ability to be accurate.
http://www.alternet.org/story/149985/democracy_is_stirring_in_wisconsin%3A_the_media_isn%27t_sharing_just_how_momentous_the_protests_in_madison_really_are?akid=6568.9992.SJ-uoP&rd=1&t=21

How Unions Helped Bring Economic Justice to Black Workers
Daniel Denvir, AlterNet
Despite the fact that most black people are workers, the media continues to talk about the black issues and union issues separately.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150024/how_unions_helped_bring_economic_justice_to_black_workers?akid=6571.9992.CJJrf-&rd=1&t=24

The Media Isn’t Telling You That Wisconsin Public Workers Pay for 100% of Their Pensions and HealthCare
David Cay Johnston, Tax.com
Making them “pay more” for their benefits is just a pay-cut in disguise.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150034/the_media_isn%27t_telling_you_that_wisconsin_public_workers_pay_for_100_of_their_pensions_and_health-care?akid=6571.9992.CJJrf-&rd=1&t=27

Protesters in Madison Target Koch Brothers Offices
Watch this amazing video from Democracy Now!, which shows that protesters in Madison have found another, highly-appropriate target: the local lobbying offices of the Koch Brothers.
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/?akid=6572.9992.WxkXDW&id=485835&rd=1&t=8

Rupert Murdoch and David Koch Collude Against Wisconsin Workers
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/150047/rupert_murdoch_and_david_koch_collude_against_wisconsin_workers?akid=6577.9992.UCJivg&rd=1&t=2

Matt Taibbi: Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Rolling Stone’s Taibbi explains how the American people have been defrauded by Wall Street investors and how the financial crisis is tied to Wisconsin.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150056/matt_taibbi%3A_why_isn%27t_wall_street_in_jail?akid=6577.9992.UCJivg&rd=1&t=12

The Solution to Our Budget Problems is so Obvious: We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich, ASAP
Robert Parry, Consortium News
The answer to many of our country’s domestic problems is obvious, the rich need to pay their fair share.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150055/the_solution_to_our_budget_problems_is_so_obvious%3A_we_need_to_raise_taxes_on_the_rich%2C_asap?akid=6577.9992.UCJivg&rd=1&t=24