"We are Wisconsin"

Scenes from the protests in Wisconsin, transmitted by our peripatetic DC correspondent, Maurice. Jon, the IWW banner exactly captures the sentiment you expressed last night - teachers, and other college-educated public servants are now clearly identified as members of the working class. Things might get interesting if voters begin to vote their real interests...

The bowl was empty

The Hyde Park Barracks is but one of the many thoughtful museums with which Sydney is blessed. The monument to the potato famine is built into one of its outer walls.