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Congress is considering new legislation that some Senators believe will help protect kids online and in social media. I absolutely agree that we must protect kids online. But bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, raise serious concerns that would make the internet far less safe for both kids and adults.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was Hell on Earth.
We must raise our voices against censorship and in support of our libraries. Otherwise, our rights are in danger.
Bring state employees back to work, or find ways to cut costs.
Democracy died a little bit Tuesday night, but not in darkness like the Washington Post believed it would; in the Colorado Supreme Court. In a 4-3 decision that already ranks as one of the worst in American history, justices voted to remove former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s presidential ballot next year.
We may not always agree on every policy but in general, Republicans – Conservatives – Patriots can agree. Take the wins as we can get them. It may be a little at a time or in big chunks but let’s stop the circular firing squad and don’t stay home helping to elect liberals.
Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.
There’s a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court that will decide the fate of this great nation as well as decide your individual fate. If the court decides to in favor of the IRS, we’re in deep, deep trouble.
Our indigenous voices matter. The work to empower our community and to encourage our community to show up at the polls starts here: with knowing that we can attain fair maps in Wisconsin.
It is launching a program to give money to Native American students, whether they need the help or not, simply because they are Native American.
Wide-ranging political activist and strategist, professor and expert on gangs was 76.
Rather than use this pivotal political moment to stand with its minoritized students, UW chose to cede to the conservative state Legislature and the racism at heart of the deal.
Higher education is no longer defined by liberal bias or even liberal indoctrination. Sadly, these schools are now almost fully under the control of leftists who are hellbent on the radicalization of the campuses they oversee.
Our society has been looking diversity, equity, inclusiveness from a top-down perspective. That’s where wonks, bureaucrats, academicians, and politician’s live. Instead, how about a ground-level look at DEI?
There are nearly 68,000 staff employed across often overlapping state agencies. What is worse is the fact the Evers administration increasingly no longer requires the state’s workforce to report physically to work.
Governor Tony Evers’ culture of secrecy is antithetical to good government.
While Baldwin is temperamentally more careful and judicious in her speech, which upsets peace activists who are beside themselves about what is happening in Gaza, she and Pocan articulate the same basic goals and similar ideas about how to get there.
The holidays are always a time of gratitude and generosity. It is also the perfect opportunity for scammers, who capitalize on the good cheer spread by hardworking people.
The urban-rural divide ranks as one of our nation’s biggest splits. Some tips to inspire goodwill this Christmas season.
When it was released in 1946, it was a box office failure that came under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a subversive film that supposedly displayed evidence of Communist Party infiltration of the film industry.
Congress is considering new legislation that some Senators believe will help protect kids online and in social media. I absolutely agree that we must protect kids online. But bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, raise serious concerns that would make the internet far less safe for both kids and adults.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was Hell on Earth.
We must raise our voices against censorship and in support of our libraries. Otherwise, our rights are in danger.
Bring state employees back to work, or find ways to cut costs.
Democracy died a little bit Tuesday night, but not in darkness like the Washington Post believed it would; in the Colorado Supreme Court. In a 4-3 decision that already ranks as one of the worst in American history, justices voted to remove former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s presidential ballot next year.
We may not always agree on every policy but in general, Republicans – Conservatives – Patriots can agree. Take the wins as we can get them. It may be a little at a time or in big chunks but let’s stop the circular firing squad and don’t stay home helping to elect liberals.
Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.
There’s a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court that will decide the fate of this great nation as well as decide your individual fate. If the court decides to in favor of the IRS, we’re in deep, deep trouble.
Our indigenous voices matter. The work to empower our community and to encourage our community to show up at the polls starts here: with knowing that we can attain fair maps in Wisconsin.
It is launching a program to give money to Native American students, whether they need the help or not, simply because they are Native American.
Wide-ranging political activist and strategist, professor and expert on gangs was 76.
Rather than use this pivotal political moment to stand with its minoritized students, UW chose to cede to the conservative state Legislature and the racism at heart of the deal.
Higher education is no longer defined by liberal bias or even liberal indoctrination. Sadly, these schools are now almost fully under the control of leftists who are hellbent on the radicalization of the campuses they oversee.
Our society has been looking diversity, equity, inclusiveness from a top-down perspective. That’s where wonks, bureaucrats, academicians, and politician’s live. Instead, how about a ground-level look at DEI?
There are nearly 68,000 staff employed across often overlapping state agencies. What is worse is the fact the Evers administration increasingly no longer requires the state’s workforce to report physically to work.
Governor Tony Evers’ culture of secrecy is antithetical to good government.
While Baldwin is temperamentally more careful and judicious in her speech, which upsets peace activists who are beside themselves about what is happening in Gaza, she and Pocan articulate the same basic goals and similar ideas about how to get there.
The holidays are always a time of gratitude and generosity. It is also the perfect opportunity for scammers, who capitalize on the good cheer spread by hardworking people.
The urban-rural divide ranks as one of our nation’s biggest splits. Some tips to inspire goodwill this Christmas season.
When it was released in 1946, it was a box office failure that came under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a subversive film that supposedly displayed evidence of Communist Party infiltration of the film industry.
