Unholy Alliance: Chicago Teachers Union Partners with Occupy Chicago Brittany Clingen June 28, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment On June 26, The Chicago Teachers Union joined forces with Occupy Chicago in an effort to, according to Occupy Chicago Labor Working Group leader Susan Dirr, begin the process of building solidarity for the...
Convicted-Sex Offender Leads Chicago Protesters to Target Target Brittany Clingen June 14, 2012 Rebel Pundit Moveon.org protesters once again took to the streets of downtown Chicago today, marching from Daley Plaza to the Target building at State and Madison. Participants included members of various groups, allegedly...
Former CPS Teacher Reveals How Broken the System Is Brittany Clingen June 13, 2012 Rebel Pundit 3 Comments Chuck Wemstrom was a public school teacher beginning in the early 1970s through 1999, when he retired from Hyde Park Career Academy – part of CPS. Wemstrom, now a contributor to the Opinion section in the...
Christie Thankful for Illinois’ Quinn and CA’s Brown #CPACChicago Brittany Clingen June 8, 2012 Rebel Pundit 2 Comments CPAC Chicago is off to a strong start. The crowds are energized and the protesters out front – allegedly members of Occupy Barrington – number approximately five. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was one...
Kos Kiddies Launch Assault for Questioning Warren’s False Claims Brittany Clingen June 8, 2012 Rebel Pundit Yesterday, Legal Insurrection contributor Anne Sorock attended a forum at the Netroots Nation progressive convention in Providence, RI. The panelists – Paula Dove Jennings, Daily Kos writer Timothy Lange and...
Lefty Union Liberals Didn’t Know What Act 10 Was on E-DAY #wirecall Brittany Clingen June 8, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment The Capitol Building in Madison was the place to be the day of the gubernatorial recall election, with union supporters out in full force. The only problem was that none of them seemed to know much about Act...
View from the Wisconsin Capitol Grounds Brittany Clingen June 5, 2012 Rebel Pundit With the polls now closed, things remain fairly calm outside the Capitol Building in Madison. Celebratory but calm. The number of red and blue, fist-bearing union shirts has increased steadily throughout the...
Kleefisch Recall Challenger Mahlon Mitchell and Cornel West Brittany Clingen May 27, 2012 Rebel Pundit Mahlon Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch’s opponent in the Wisconsin recall, has kept some questionable company throughout the past few months. Before Mitchell was officially declared the...
Wisconsin Race to Watch Woman Warrior Kleefisch vs. Mitchell Brittany Clingen May 25, 2012 Rebel Pundit Given all the hype and hysteria surrounding Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s upcoming recall election on June 5th, it’s easy for people, especially those not residing in Wisconsin, to forget that Walker...