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Photo of Wisconsin Capitol building.

Sean Rowen: Wisconsin hospitals’ price problem

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Price transparency alone will not solve every problem with America’s health care system. But competition cannot work when consumers and employers cannot meaningfully compare prices.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Lori Stern: Diarrhea outbreak one of many reasons to support area farms

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Foodborne outbreaks point to several problems with our food system. One is consolidation. Whether it’s pork, eggs, lettuce, or strawberries, one or two companies often control the sector.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Xavior Yarn: No one should have to die alone because of homelessness

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

No one should have to earn the right to die with dignity.

Read More »

Skylar Baker-Jordan: Congress needs to codify farmers’ right-to-repair

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Congress must act, codifying right-to-repair to ensure this undue burden on farmers and the monopoly it creates are broken for good.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Patrick R. Johnson: Dolly Parton offered another way of being American

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Dolly Parton loved the place she came from and kept pulling up chairs for people unlike her. Her life made a better America visible, leaving the harder work of building it to all of us.

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John Nichols: Dolly Parton was a proud union sister

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Dolly’s open hand vs. Trump’s closed, grifting fist

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Two very different American stories are in focus this week: rich people and what they do with their wealth.

Read More »

CellTrack founder raising funds, running pilots for early-stage startup

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round.  Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral

Read More »

Susan Webb Yackee: Rebuilding citizen trust by engaging across Wisconsin

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Main Street Agenda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel team on documentary project exploring how polarization is shaping the lives of Gen Z in Wisconsin and contributing to distrust of political system.

Read More »
I voted stickers

David Gunderson: How fusion voting would change Wisconsin elections

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Fusion voting would allow each of these groups to create a party and have leverage.

Read More »

John Nichols: David Crowley and the legacy of Vel Phillips

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

It’s consequential that Crowley could be the first Black candidate ever to be elected as Wisconsin’s governor — just as it was notable that, 50 years ago, a Black woman briefly assumed acting gubernatorial responsibilities in the state.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Will Crowley, Tiffany step up on the big issues?

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

With the general election looming on Nov. 3, here, in my view, are the surfacing issues that will separate the two candidates.

Read More »

Mark Belling: Are Milwaukee election officials corrupt, or just stupid?

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

My conclusion is that these people are utterly incompetent and not corrupt. They seem so inept that even if they tried to cheat, they’d screw it up. But who can blame the rest of conservatives for believing there is corruption?

Read More »

James Wigderson: Building the northern wall

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Trump’s war with Canada has costs.

Read More »

Jerry Hanson: It’s time to reform the U.S. Supreme Court

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

The Constitution demands the Supreme Court abandon its “unitary executive power” ideology, uphold the three coequal branches of government and enforce the “rule of law,” not the “rule by men.”

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Let’s not overthink the wealth gap solution

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

It’s time to stop the coddling of the rich, quit stoking an out-of-control national debt and put the nation’s budgetary house — and its future — in order.

Read More »

Rob Gundermann: As vaccine guidance shifts, Wisconsin families should follow the evidence

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

With vaccination rates falling and preventable diseases resurging, Wisconsin families should turn to evidence and trusted medical expertise.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Ingrid Andersson and Raquel Shoemaker: We’re willing to pay the price for Ridglan rescue

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

For helping criminally abused animals at Ridglan — which has since closed and surrendered every beagle to appropriate care — Dane County aims to punish us with up to $25,000 in fines and 12½ years in prison.

Read More »
Image of Steven Walters

Steven Walters: Wikler predicts Democratic wave in November

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026

But was some of that wave in the August election Republican crossovers voting for Hong?

Read More »

Natalie Eilbert: How David Crowley would fix the state’s affordability crisis

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026

I spoke with Crowley over the phone to learn more about what solutions a Crowley administration would offer Wisconsinites to a problem that isn’t going away any time soon.

Read More »
Photo of Wisconsin Capitol building.

Sean Rowen: Wisconsin hospitals’ price problem

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Price transparency alone will not solve every problem with America’s health care system. But competition cannot work when consumers and employers cannot meaningfully compare prices.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Lori Stern: Diarrhea outbreak one of many reasons to support area farms

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Foodborne outbreaks point to several problems with our food system. One is consolidation. Whether it’s pork, eggs, lettuce, or strawberries, one or two companies often control the sector.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Xavior Yarn: No one should have to die alone because of homelessness

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

No one should have to earn the right to die with dignity.

Read More »

Skylar Baker-Jordan: Congress needs to codify farmers’ right-to-repair

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Congress must act, codifying right-to-repair to ensure this undue burden on farmers and the monopoly it creates are broken for good.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Patrick R. Johnson: Dolly Parton offered another way of being American

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Dolly Parton loved the place she came from and kept pulling up chairs for people unlike her. Her life made a better America visible, leaving the harder work of building it to all of us.

Read More »

John Nichols: Dolly Parton was a proud union sister

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Dolly’s open hand vs. Trump’s closed, grifting fist

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Two very different American stories are in focus this week: rich people and what they do with their wealth.

Read More »

CellTrack founder raising funds, running pilots for early-stage startup

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round.  Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral fellow in UW-Madison’s Medical Physics Department and CEO of the

Read More »

Susan Webb Yackee: Rebuilding citizen trust by engaging across Wisconsin

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Main Street Agenda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel team on documentary project exploring how polarization is shaping the lives of Gen Z in Wisconsin and contributing to distrust of political system.

Read More »
I voted stickers

David Gunderson: How fusion voting would change Wisconsin elections

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Fusion voting would allow each of these groups to create a party and have leverage.

Read More »

John Nichols: David Crowley and the legacy of Vel Phillips

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

It’s consequential that Crowley could be the first Black candidate ever to be elected as Wisconsin’s governor — just as it was notable that, 50 years ago, a Black woman briefly assumed acting gubernatorial responsibilities in the state.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Will Crowley, Tiffany step up on the big issues?

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

With the general election looming on Nov. 3, here, in my view, are the surfacing issues that will separate the two candidates.

Read More »

Mark Belling: Are Milwaukee election officials corrupt, or just stupid?

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

My conclusion is that these people are utterly incompetent and not corrupt. They seem so inept that even if they tried to cheat, they’d screw it up. But who can blame the rest of conservatives for believing there is corruption?

Read More »

James Wigderson: Building the northern wall

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Trump’s war with Canada has costs.

Read More »

Jerry Hanson: It’s time to reform the U.S. Supreme Court

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

The Constitution demands the Supreme Court abandon its “unitary executive power” ideology, uphold the three coequal branches of government and enforce the “rule of law,” not the “rule by men.”

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Let’s not overthink the wealth gap solution

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

It’s time to stop the coddling of the rich, quit stoking an out-of-control national debt and put the nation’s budgetary house — and its future — in order.

Read More »

Rob Gundermann: As vaccine guidance shifts, Wisconsin families should follow the evidence

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

With vaccination rates falling and preventable diseases resurging, Wisconsin families should turn to evidence and trusted medical expertise.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Ingrid Andersson and Raquel Shoemaker: We’re willing to pay the price for Ridglan rescue

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

For helping criminally abused animals at Ridglan — which has since closed and surrendered every beagle to appropriate care — Dane County aims to punish us with up to $25,000 in fines and 12½ years in prison.

Read More »
Image of Steven Walters

Steven Walters: Wikler predicts Democratic wave in November

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026

But was some of that wave in the August election Republican crossovers voting for Hong?

Read More »

Natalie Eilbert: How David Crowley would fix the state’s affordability crisis

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026

I spoke with Crowley over the phone to learn more about what solutions a Crowley administration would offer Wisconsinites to a problem that isn’t going away any time soon.

Read More »
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