On my car I have a bumper sticker that says, “How bad do things have to get?” Evidently, we’re reaching critical mass. The Egyptian model of mass demos seems to be “contagious,” as seen in Bahrain, Libya, and now Madison, WI. Here are a couple of links for following the ongoing people’s takeover of the Madison State House.
http://www.wearewisconsin.org/ – includes petition of solidarity
http://www.answercoalition.org/national/news/eyewitness-report-wisconsin-labor.html — live tweets from the demo and occupation of the State House, from A.N.S.W.E.R.
Demonstrators at the Wisconsin State House, 2/19/11