Wisconsin Democratic primary voters have picked Milwaukee Mayor Tom
Barrett to face controversial Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a recall
election. Protests erupted across Wisconsin last year after Walker
announced plans to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for
most public workers, as well as slash their pay and benefits. Walker
and Barrett will now square off in a recall election on June 5. We go to
Madison to speak with Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive
magazine. Rothschild notes Walker’s bid to remain in office has been
aided by massive contributions from rich donors nationwide. "Walker is
the darling of the vicious business class in America; he’s a hero to
every boss who wants to put [a] boot on the throat of labor," Rothschild
says. "And these people ... have just been opening their wallets."Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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