Hong has shifted into general election mode, so she’s popping up on Fox News and CNN, and it’s going hilariously, in part because Dana Perino and Dana Bash are trawling through her old “abolish pretty much every institution we hold dear” posts.

Under communism, when the government controlled the means of production, new lightbulbs had a fixed, relatively low official price. The problem was that not enough lightbulbs were produced and demand greatly exceeded supply.

We need a cultural shift that redefines success as meaningful only when it lifts others. Today, we celebrate those who rise fastest. Tomorrow, we must celebrate those who bring others with them.

Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s new dashboard tries to make campaign finance information more accessible to the public.

The crisis unfolding on Williamson Street didn’t begin with one police shooting. It reflects years of relying on nonprofits, volunteers and police to fill gaps in public health and social service systems, Sarah A. Larsen writes.

Ruiz’s troubled life didn’t have to end like this. His final moments will haunt our city. It’s time for us to finally take action and fund programs in the intervening years before violent tragedy strikes again.

After a steady climb, a dramatic decline of women senators is likely on the horizon.

Students are asked to examine hardship. They are fed stories of oppression and discrimination. They focus on identity and woke progressive values. They elevate the downtrodden as the sole heroes of history.

In the face of these challenges, and under a violent authoritarian regime, it’s easy to see how things can spin out of control. People are angry, desperate, divided. Wikler offers a better vision. We could pull together and recommit to a peaceful, generous and unifying vision.

This says little about where the electorate as a whole is, but quite a bit about where the Democratic Party is right now.

Evers laid a strong foundation. Now Wisconsin has the chance to build on it. Kelda Roys is the leader ready to meet this moment.

Democratic socialism provides very different answers to our budget questions.

Administrative redundancy slows the process of connecting Wisconsinites with assistance and, ultimately, helping them become self-sufficient again. This fragmentation makes it difficult to determine how effective these programs are as a whole.

Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has courageously and eloquently tried to block Trump’s increasingly delusional imperialism. Her counterpart, Wisconsin GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, has taken the opposite tack.

Worries about the future of Social Security are spreading like Canadian wildfires now that recipients are facing the hard, cold fact that benefits will have to be cut if changes aren’t made within the next six years.

Recent cyber-attacks on water systems across the U.S. serve to increase the importance of taking action on green issues.

Financial challenges do not excuse MPS leadership from explaining how decisions were made, nor does it excuse the board from asking tough questions and offering amendments to make a better budget.

Another Democrat drops out in Wisconsin.

Barring a political collapse unlike anything we’ve seen this cycle (and we’ve seen a lot), Hong will be the Democratic nominee for governor. That means it’s time to start paying attention to the election Wisconsin is actually about to have.