Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781568587035)

On February 11, 2011, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced he would strip collective bargaining rights from public employees and teachers. In response, people rose up in mass protest, and Wisconsin became a reference point for a renewal of labor militancy and radical politics. These protests elicited extensive national media coverage, and drew more attention from the general public than any American labor struggle in decades.

John Nichols's Uprising traces the roots of this struggle -- which has faced legislative disappointments, legal challenges, and dramatic electoral twists and turns -- and in the process reveals how Scott Walker rose to national prominence and went on to become a frontrunner in the Republican race for the nomination in 2016. At a time when public services are under assault from corporate privatizers and billionaire political donors, the public repudiation of Walker's efforts (and the shadowy interests like the Koch Brothers behind them) has translated into a broader challenge to corporate America, Wall Street, the far Right, and its media echo chamber.

Author: John Nichols
ISBN-10: 1568587031
ISBN-13: 9781568587035
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2012
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2012