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Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.

Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the country.

Morello has experienced first hand how the people of Wisconsin are taking the narrative back from right-wing politicians.

From Madison, the civil rights leader explains how the protests of working people in Wisconsin are deeply connected to the struggle for civil rights in America's past and present.

In a new video from Madison, students, workers and activists explain the reasons they're fighting back against Scott Walker's anti-union legislation.

John Nichols joins The Progressive's Matthew Rothschild on GRITtv to discuss the forces pushing for Wisconsin's union-busting legislation.

It’s not only bad politics for states to use budget crises to bust unions—it’s also bad ­economics.

As the showdown in Wisconsin demonstrates, progressives must embrace the government workers’ struggle as our own—or else.