Stephanie Bloomingdale: Union solidarity gives economic security to support democracy
In the last year across America, nearly half a million workers joined a union for the first time. There are more union members in America today than at any time in the last sixteen years.
Marcease Warren: Employee-ownership culture makes companies a special place
A growing coalition of companies and organizations is working to expand employee ownership in Wisconsin.
Patrick McIlheran: Data center boom means good times for old-line manufacturing, 50 or 500 hires at a time
Moving around data turns out to demand a lot of Wisconsin-made metal.
Bill Kaplan: Dale Schultz still stands up for Wisconsin
Would that we all could be like Dale and Rachel Schultz, big-hearted and wise, who engage and listen to everyone.
Richard Moore: Once again, the DNR is trying to rewrite state law
The agency’s wolf depredation rule shows some things never change.
Gregg Hoffmann: Is it time for return to nuclear?
Last week, the “nuke” movement got a boost when Realta Fusion and Madison Gas and Electric announced they will jointly explore developing a 200-megawatt electric fusion energy plant in the coming years through a new strategic partnership.
Peggy Wirtz-Olsen: Voters need to prioritize school funding
If we don’t advocate for changes to the way our schools are funded and supported, those changes will not happen. If those changes don’t happen, we can’t give students everything they need and deserve.
Michelle Bryant: I feared for my life: unfairly complicated
The law may be written in black and white, but its application gets really hazy when the person standing before it is Black. And nowhere is that contradiction more interesting, or more complicated, than when we talk about guns, self-defense, and the concept of stand your ground.
Debra Cronmiller: Damaging constitutional amendment is on Nov. 3 midterm ballot
The “Equality Amendment” could reduce Wisconsin’s capacity to address systemic inequality and increase gaps in education, health and economic opportunities. It could strip public systems of tools essential for promoting equal opportunity and equitable access for vulnerable communities
Hannah Rosenthal: Steinem’s death a call to action
I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.
Smith campaign: Brad Smith Earns Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorsement in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District Race
MEQUON, Wis. — Brad Smith, Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, has earned the endorsement of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “I’m incredibly proud to have the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and union members standing with our campaign,” Smith said. “Unions
David Schultz: Media must stop covering polls it knows are unreliable
The pool of voters willing to talk to a stranger about their politics skews older, more institutionally trusting, and less representative with every cycle.
James E. Causey: Maybe I need to complain a little less about orange barrels
Milwaukee’s orange barrels and traffic calming projects can frustrate drivers, but early data shows some street redesigns are reducing speeding and crashes.
Scott Walker: Hasan Piker followers don’t remember 9/11
Political candidates, remove his dangerous foothold among people too young to recall atrocity.
Pfaff tells ‘UpFront’ Dems must focus on ‘bread and butter’ issues to win in November
State Sen. Brad Pfaff says Democrats must focus on “bread and butter affordability issues” in order to unite and win in November as he hosted numerous candidates at his annual corn roast at the La Crosse County Fairgrounds.