A new candidate threw her hat in the ring as a candidate for Wisconsin governor this week: Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout, a dairy farmer from Alma, Wisconsin.read more

There is another way to run other than chasing after millionaires.read more

Scott Walker has a huge money advantage. Maybe his opponents shouldn’t even play the big money game.read more

The criminal complaints raise serious questions about what Walker knew and when he knew it.read more

Walker presented economic data--which show that Wisconsin is doing quite a bit worse than the nation as a whole--as if it were a win.read more

Wisconsin’s recall is the biggest in American history.read more

Bombarded with ads, cut out of the process, citizens band together to fight the corporate takeover of democracy.read more

Every time Walker and his gang of right-wing Republicans get into legal trouble, they turn to one private law firm.read more

One good thing about Iowa, it provides a forum for wingnuts. And the wingnuts on the right are often the most interesting candidates. Their politics are often the politics of genuine grassroots movements--even if they are movements of people progressives can't stand.read more

Thompson urged Walker to reach a compromise with the unions. "Tommy was beside himself that Walker was so dogmatic. . . . After a certain point, Walker quit taking Tommy's phone calls "read more

"From Superior to Beloit to La Crosse to Milwaukee and all points in between, the people of Wisconsin are rising up,"read more

One month down and one month to go before the deadline to submit 540,208 signatures.read more

Thompson's candidacy sure sheds an interesting light on the extremism of the current crop of Republicansread more

It is abundantly clear to anyone who lives in Wisconsin how grassroots the recall effort really is.read more

The recall has the festive feeling of a statewide party that most Wisconsin citizens are coming to--friends, neighbors, and relatives of all persuasions. Kind of like Thanksgiving, but more urgent.read more