How Did the Wisconsin Capitol Occupation Begin, Anyway? (The Atlantic)

On the Tuesday after Valentine’s Day, the Wisconsin state legislature found itself listening to public testimony that dragged well into the night on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget repair bill. Having learned that the joint finance committee would hear a list of speakers in its entirety — no matter how many people signed up — the Teaching Assistants Association, a labor union that represents teaching assistants and project assistants at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, had recruited thousands to testify that day.