Democratic Recall Candidates Win Over Fake Republican Challengers; Let the Campaigning Begin
• July 13, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Commercials, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, National Issues, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: August 16, August 9, Candidates, Charles Franklin, Daily Kos, Dave Hansen, Democratic, Democratic Primary, District 12, District 22, District 30, Fake Candidates, Fred Clark, Jennifer Shilling, Jessica King, Jim Holperin, July 12, July 19, Luther Olsen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nancy Nusbaum, Randy Hopper, Recall Elections, Recalls, Repubicans, Republican, Robert Wirch, Sandra Pasch, Shelly Moore, The Fabulous 14, UW-Madison
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: In the “If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It” Category, GOP Voter Suppression–Um!–Voter Fraud Bill Passes
• May 20, 2011 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: In the “If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It” Category, GOP Voter Suppression–Um!–Voter Fraud Bill PassesPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", African Americans, Asians, Blacks, Democratic, DMV, Fred Risser, Governor Jim Doyle, Governor Scott Walker, Grassroots Democrats, Grassroots Movement, Identification, Identity document, Jim Doyle, Jim Holperin, Jon Erpenbach, Kathleen Vinehout, Latinos, Madison WI, People of Color, President Barack Obama, Racism, Reichstag, Republican, Senator Fred Risser, Senator Lena Taylor, Senator Risser, Southeast Asians, U.C. Berkeley, UW-Madison, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin
The Ancestors Bring Home Manning Marable, 60, Author-Scholar-Activist, Two Days Before He Was To Publish His Bio of Malcolm X
• April 2, 2011 • Comments Off on The Ancestors Bring Home Manning Marable, 60, Author-Scholar-Activist, Two Days Before He Was To Publish His Bio of Malcolm XPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", African American, Alex Haley, Civil Rights, Columbia University, Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism, Double Lung Transplant, Hip Hop Generation, Legacy, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, New York City, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Sarcoidosis, The Crisis of Color and Democracy: Essays on Race Class and Power, The Great Wells Of Democracy: The Meaning Of Race In American Life, Transplant, University of Wisconsin Madison, UW-Madison, Working Families, Working Families Party
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: A “Hurricane of Snow”–State of Emergency Declared for Southern Wisconsin
• February 2, 2011 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: A “Hurricane of Snow”–State of Emergency Declared for Southern WisconsinPosted in American History, Health, Hurricanes, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Blizzard, Blizzard of 2011, Blizzards, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Dane County Regional Airport, Dane County Wisconsin, Digging Out, Dodgeville, Edgewood College, Governor Scott Walker, Mad City, Madison Metro, New Orleans, Snowplows, State of Emergency, United States, University of Wisconsin–Madison, UW-Madison, Wisconsin, WTDY
Well, I’m Not a Packer Fan, But I’m Rooting for Them
• January 23, 2011 • Comments Off on Well, I’m Not a Packer Fan, But I’m Rooting for ThemPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Brett Favre, Class, Sports, Television, The Green Bay Packers, The San Francisco 49ers, The Super Bowl, Wisconsin
Tags: 'Niners, Aaron Rodgers, Badger State, Badgers, Bears, Brett Favre, Butte County, Championship Game, Cheeseheads, Chicago Bears, Chico California, Football, Forty Niner Faithful, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay WI, Herb Caen, Mad City, Madison WI, Market Street, Morabito Family, National Football League, President Barack Obama, Rose Bowl, San Francisco, San Francisco 49ers, Sweetness, Texas Christian University, UW, UW-Madison, Velveeta, Velveeta Cheese, Walter Payton, Wisconsin
The President at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
• September 29, 2010 • Comments Off on The President at the University of Wisconsin, MadisonPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Crush, Library Mall, Madison WI, Mayor Tom Barrett, Midterm Elections, Milwaukee WI, Organization, President Barack Obama, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson, Senator Russ Feingold, Sick, Stampede, The Midterm Elections 2010, University of Wisconsin Madison, UW-Madison, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: Rapper Fat Joe and Entourage Jacked Up by Mad Cops for Assaulting a Woman
• June 22, 2010 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: Rapper Fat Joe and Entourage Jacked Up by Mad Cops for Assaulting a WomanPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Music, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 50 Cent, Ben Roethlisberger, Brandy, Cadillac, City of Madison, City of Madison WI, Common Sense, Cuban Americans, Entourage, Fat Joe, Fondled, Gang Rape, Groped, Hip Hop, Hoes, Joe Cartagena, Johns, Joseph Cartagena, Limousine, Madison, Masculinity, Puerto Ricans, Rape, Rappers, Ray J, State Street, The Orpheum Theater, Train, Trina, UW-Madison
Chasing the Close Encounter with Outer Space: Hunting Meteorite Fragments in Livingston, WI
• April 18, 2010 • Comments Off on Chasing the Close Encounter with Outer Space: Hunting Meteorite Fragments in Livingston, WIPosted in Education, Science, Space The Final Frontier, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "The Chicago Tribune", Adler Planetarium, Grant County, Iowa County, John Maniaci, John Valley, Linden WI, Livingston WI, Meteor, Meteorite, Mifflin WI, Outer Space, Paul Sipiera, Planetary Studies Foundation, Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, Rich Slaughter, Ruben Garcia, Southern Wisconsin, The Department of Geology and Geophysics, The Field Museum, The Geology Museum, The Midwest, The Universe, UW Geology Museum, UW-Madison, Village of Livingston WI