What's the Matter with Wisconsin?

Having gutted public sector unions in Wisconsin, attacking organized labor in one of its proudest strongholds, Governor Scott Walker now has his sights set on another of his state’s glories, the University of Wisconsin.

His target is the entire university and college system, but what sets him off most is Wisconsin’s “flagship” campus in Madison.

Some of America’s most nefarious capitalists — the Koch Brothers, especially — are telling him what to do; and rightwing public policy think tanks, like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), are telling him how to do it.

This is the bad news.   The good news is that Walker is a flyweight – no less risible than any of the other buffoons seeking the Republican nomination for President in 2016.

Educating Wisconsin's "workforce" ought to be left to educators and not dimwits like Walker, says Andrew Levine, who has emotional ties to Madison and a wonderful ability to not mince words.


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