They use their billions to fund the supposedly ‘grass roots’ Tea Party, buy politicians and push laws to erode your rights. If you don’t who the Koch brothers are, here’s a beginner’s guide.

In the two years since Governor Scott Walker was elected to lead Wisconsin, the state has gone from 11th in job creation nationwide to 44th, so who does he blame but the workers?

Newt has decided that he’s no longer a part of the GOP ‘Establishment.’ Instead, he’s ‘down’ with the Tea Party and all that cool stuff the kids are into this year. Just don’t put him out to pasture please…

Here are the people – some surprising – who inspire the insult by sheer idiocy, crass thoughtlessness, or despicable behavior, either regularly or with enough impact to earn the title.

With the end of the year approaching, let’s take a look at which conservative politicians we should be watching closely in 2013

With Right to Work pushed through a lame duck session Michigan, what options do pro-labor groups have to undo the damage?

Apparently, the Wisconsin Tax Payers Alliance and Mrs. Walker have conveniently forgotten the governor’s frugal brown bag ways.

Scott Walker has now signaled his desire to implement new restrictions on voting, by eliminating that state’s historic first; their same-day voter registration law.

It is clear that the Attorney General of Virginia is a very powerful man who is not above inserting his personal views and prejudices in his approach to law enforcement.

Oddly enough, none of Wisconsin’s neighboring states have shown any job loss in the same period of time.

Aside from being sexist and verbally clumsy, Rivard appears to be a puppet of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Just more of the unintentional irony that seems to follow behind conservatives, like a wake.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas condemned embattled Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union law, saying it violates both the state and U.S. Constitution, and is null and void.

The National Police Union has a long memory – and will not be backing Willard M. Romney for President – breaking away from the Republican ticket for the first time in twelve years.

Are we sitting vigil at the death of democracy? All the evidence points to it. It’s been happening for a long time and we are in the end game.

Public sector labor unions represent a lot of workers we rely on every day to make our society a better place.

There can be no sugar coating the fact that last Tuesday’s recall elections in Wisconsin were a tough loss and massive disappointment. But the results in Wisconsin have also galvanized some lessons that it is important for Democrats and progressives to take to heart so that future political fights can turn out more favorably.

Just three days after Walker was declared the victor, presumed GOP Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, hopped on Walker’s coat tails by declaring that the American people got the ‘message of Wisconsin,’

One side effect of a democracy, even a democratic republic, especially a capitalist democratic republic, is the belief that popularity equals validation.

‘I’d rather you hug me,’…Nope!