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Dan Shafer: Thousands protest peacefully at “No Kings” in Milwaukee

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

In Milwaukee, the “No Kings” protest was held at Cathedral Square Park, followed by a march through downtown. See dozens of photos from the scene.

Read More »

Michelle Bryant: Troubled waters: Trump may be capsizing the truth about sea bombings

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

What we are witnessing should not only raise questions about due process and international law, but also about intent and the true nature of this military escalation.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump grabs the headlines as consumers quietly get screwed

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

Regulators were finally set to end the practice by many of the nation’s large financial institutions of brutalizing consumers with unconscionable overdraft fees, as much as $32 even if the bank customer’s account had been just a penny short.

Read More »

David Couper: Actions threaten to pit local police against feds

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

Immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint between local and federal authority, and the stakes are not merely political. They are moral, constitutional, and deeply personal for the men and women in uniform who must decide where their duty lies.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: Ben Wikler isn’t running for governor, but he has a few ideas about Wisconsin’s political future

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Despite his decision, Wikler is still involved in politics behind the scenes, raising money and helping create an infrastructure to support his party’s eventual nominee for governor as well as Democrats who are trying to win seats in the Legislature and in Congress.

Read More »

Mark Lisheron: Claims of data center water use are laughably wrong

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Lake Michigan not imperiled by water needs

Read More »

Sarah Beckman: State budget was a milestone for Wisconsin childcare industry. We need long-term fixes.

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

This budget reflects the commitment to children who will arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, to parents who can stay in the workforce, and to communities that will thrive as a result.

Read More »

Bill Franks: Group Health Cooperative must recognize vote and end discriminatory practices

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

We are demanding that the GHC board act upon the unanimous voice of its own diverse members. They must recognize the union immediately, come clean on their anti-union activities and regain the trust of membership by democratizing the cooperative again.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Children’s public school lunches should be free

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Growing up in a home with limited means should have no bearing on making sure the kid has a hot lunch with fellow classmates. As such, the rest of us must find a way to best educate and uplift our youth. That means fully supporting the free meals program.

Read More »

Scott Walker: Jay Jones texts show folly of public figures letting loose

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Messages on private text chains have driven several news stories over the past few weeks. The lesson here is a simple truth: Don’t say things privately that you would be embarrassed to say in front of the whole world.

Read More »

Jamie Stiehm: Donald Trump and Diane Keaton: boomer opposites

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

A man and woman, each 79, are in the news this week: President Donald Trump and movie star Diane Keaton. Could they be more different?

Read More »

Tariffs, rising costs push ag industry to find new trade partners, markets

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Tariffs and rising input costs for farmers are pushing Wisconsin’s ag industry to find new trade partners and new ways to use crops, farmers say. China this year placed no orders for soybeans from the U.S. amid the Trump administration’s

Read More »

Mark Belling: Somebody needs to find better sites for the data centers

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Wisconsin has the potential to cash in in a way that is transformative. But the early backlash caused by lack of planning and a governor’s office that doesn’t seem to exist may lead the tech companies to look for friendlier states.

Read More »

Gregg Hoffmann: Rights of nature

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

A group of Democratic state lawmakers recently unveiled “rights of nature” legislation that would give natural features like lakes and forests their own legal standing.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: Dems just can’t bring themselves to be civil

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Regardless of numerous opportunities for Democrats, a virulent resistance to call Charlie Kirk’s assassination wrong continues.

Read More »

Annie Kraus, Sandy Pasch and Rachel Buff: Don’t weaponize our Jewish identity to silence free speech in Wisconsin

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

A proposed Wisconsin law adopting an official definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with actual antisemitism.

Read More »

Louis Fortis: We need to push back

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

We are a democracy, and the power of our citizens still reigns supreme.

Read More »

Mike McCabe: Cooling on schooling

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

More and more Americans are cooling on schooling despite one analysis after another showing higher education remains a good investment that pays a handsome return.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Detroit needs to move to EV future with haste

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

The U.S. is making itself into a worldwide joke regarding EV technology for one awful reason. We have allowed the lack of political leadership on the issue to reign.

Read More »

Rolf Lindgren: Kelda Roys’ ticket resale bill is a bad idea

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

Democratic governor candidate and Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys is floating a ticket resale bill that bans resale more than 10% above the face value of the ticket.

Read More »

Dan Shafer: Thousands protest peacefully at “No Kings” in Milwaukee

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

In Milwaukee, the “No Kings” protest was held at Cathedral Square Park, followed by a march through downtown. See dozens of photos from the scene.

Read More »

Michelle Bryant: Troubled waters: Trump may be capsizing the truth about sea bombings

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

What we are witnessing should not only raise questions about due process and international law, but also about intent and the true nature of this military escalation.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump grabs the headlines as consumers quietly get screwed

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

Regulators were finally set to end the practice by many of the nation’s large financial institutions of brutalizing consumers with unconscionable overdraft fees, as much as $32 even if the bank customer’s account had been just a penny short.

Read More »

David Couper: Actions threaten to pit local police against feds

Monday, Oct 20, 2025

Immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint between local and federal authority, and the stakes are not merely political. They are moral, constitutional, and deeply personal for the men and women in uniform who must decide where their duty lies.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: Ben Wikler isn’t running for governor, but he has a few ideas about Wisconsin’s political future

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Despite his decision, Wikler is still involved in politics behind the scenes, raising money and helping create an infrastructure to support his party’s eventual nominee for governor as well as Democrats who are trying to win seats in the Legislature and in Congress.

Read More »

Mark Lisheron: Claims of data center water use are laughably wrong

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Lake Michigan not imperiled by water needs

Read More »

Sarah Beckman: State budget was a milestone for Wisconsin childcare industry. We need long-term fixes.

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

This budget reflects the commitment to children who will arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, to parents who can stay in the workforce, and to communities that will thrive as a result.

Read More »

Bill Franks: Group Health Cooperative must recognize vote and end discriminatory practices

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

We are demanding that the GHC board act upon the unanimous voice of its own diverse members. They must recognize the union immediately, come clean on their anti-union activities and regain the trust of membership by democratizing the cooperative again.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Children’s public school lunches should be free

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Growing up in a home with limited means should have no bearing on making sure the kid has a hot lunch with fellow classmates. As such, the rest of us must find a way to best educate and uplift our youth. That means fully supporting the free meals program.

Read More »

Scott Walker: Jay Jones texts show folly of public figures letting loose

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

Messages on private text chains have driven several news stories over the past few weeks. The lesson here is a simple truth: Don’t say things privately that you would be embarrassed to say in front of the whole world.

Read More »

Jamie Stiehm: Donald Trump and Diane Keaton: boomer opposites

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

A man and woman, each 79, are in the news this week: President Donald Trump and movie star Diane Keaton. Could they be more different?

Read More »

Tariffs, rising costs push ag industry to find new trade partners, markets

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Tariffs and rising input costs for farmers are pushing Wisconsin’s ag industry to find new trade partners and new ways to use crops, farmers say. China this year placed no orders for soybeans from the U.S. amid the Trump administration’s ongoing trade war with the nation, which previously imported roughly

Read More »

Mark Belling: Somebody needs to find better sites for the data centers

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Wisconsin has the potential to cash in in a way that is transformative. But the early backlash caused by lack of planning and a governor’s office that doesn’t seem to exist may lead the tech companies to look for friendlier states.

Read More »

Gregg Hoffmann: Rights of nature

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

A group of Democratic state lawmakers recently unveiled “rights of nature” legislation that would give natural features like lakes and forests their own legal standing.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: Dems just can’t bring themselves to be civil

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

Regardless of numerous opportunities for Democrats, a virulent resistance to call Charlie Kirk’s assassination wrong continues.

Read More »

Annie Kraus, Sandy Pasch and Rachel Buff: Don’t weaponize our Jewish identity to silence free speech in Wisconsin

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

A proposed Wisconsin law adopting an official definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with actual antisemitism.

Read More »

Louis Fortis: We need to push back

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

We are a democracy, and the power of our citizens still reigns supreme.

Read More »

Mike McCabe: Cooling on schooling

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

More and more Americans are cooling on schooling despite one analysis after another showing higher education remains a good investment that pays a handsome return.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Detroit needs to move to EV future with haste

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

The U.S. is making itself into a worldwide joke regarding EV technology for one awful reason. We have allowed the lack of political leadership on the issue to reign.

Read More »

Rolf Lindgren: Kelda Roys’ ticket resale bill is a bad idea

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

Democratic governor candidate and Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys is floating a ticket resale bill that bans resale more than 10% above the face value of the ticket.

Read More »
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