Author Brittany Clingen

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...