Welcome to Wisconistan

The governor thought teachers would be an easy target; he ended up diminishing public education in the Dairy State

Both my girls rallied at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison in support of teachers. Photo: Author’s archives

Greetings from the front in Wisconistan, the name adopted by tens of thousands of protesters a decade ago who converged on the capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin in the wake of the new governor’s plan to slash salaries and benefits…