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Bob Wirch: Republicans ignore constituents’ pain as they block relief through medical marijuana
Tens or even hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites enduring agonizing pain each day are begging for relief, and Republican leadership stands in the way. How much longer will they have to suffer?

Reggie Jackson: A message to White men who fear talking about race and racism
You don’t need to carry the weight of the guilt of all that your predecessors did or of what some of your peers do today. Leave that baggage behind when you come into the diversity, equity and inclusion spaces.

M.D. Kittle: Evers’ DHS, DPI point fingers while kids wait for meals
While Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction point fingers over the bureaucratic fiasco that left nearly 80,000 kids without federal meal assistance, untold numbers of children still are going without.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss what’s ahead in the state budget battle
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.

Paul Fanlund: Do science advocates share blame for anti-vaccination pushback?
Dietram Scheufele, an award-winning and nationally recognized expert on science communication, recently shared with me five thoughts about what could have been done differently to mitigate this stark divide.

Mark Born: The governor’s state budget is unworkable
Gov. Tony Evers has uncompromisingly maintained the status quo by proposing an unworkable tax-and-spend model.

JFC Democrats: A budget Wisconsinites want
After a year of uncertainty and hardship, our state needs bold policies to help families, communities and small businesses bounce back better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick Esenberg and Daniel Lennington: Wisconsin’s race-based scholarships amount to state-sponsored race discrimination
During this legislative session, the Wisconsin Legislature should root out these bygone racial classifications and re-write our state budget in a race-neutral fashion.

Dave Zweifel: WILL has no place lecturing Madison West High School
Doesn’t it seem a bit unseemly for the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty to be lecturing Madison West High School about race?

Bruce Thompson: About that data on charter schools
Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.

Bruce Murphy: The true costs of new Foxconn deal
Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.

Dave Cieslewicz: Johnson looks like a candidate
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Sen. Ron Johnson is going to run for a third term. Nobody would act this crazy unless he wanted to win the hearts of Republicans.

Dave Zweifel: Victims of Trump’s cons let themselves get fooled again (and again)
Trump’s campaign hasn’t been the only one to use deceptive tactics to raise campaign money, but his team made it an art form.

Regina R. Rhyne: We must overcome the stain of injustice
Although people of color make up a minority of many populations, the majority of the suffering falls on their shoulders.

Michael Jahr: A legacy of transformation
Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one, too.

M.D. Kittle: Evers: The DA ate my records
Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Administration won’t release documents on the damage caused to state buildings during last summer’s riots because doing so would compromise “the integrity” of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s ongoing prosecution.

John Nichols: Tom Nelson’s urgent argument for a politics of social solidarity
Nelson has provided a bold vision, with a measure of hope, but also, a measure of stern counsel.

Jeff Smith: Every worker deserves a safe workplace
We can support every worker in every workplace to earn a living wage in a safe environment.

Tom Still: More capital could breed more ‘unicorns’ in Wisconsin
While Wisconsin has the talent and technology to compete nationally and beyond, it doesn’t have enough locally managed capital to meet the demand.

Lena Taylor: Puff, puff, stop
Ban on menthol cigarettes and the Black community.

Bob Wirch: Republicans ignore constituents’ pain as they block relief through medical marijuana
Tens or even hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites enduring agonizing pain each day are begging for relief, and Republican leadership stands in the way. How much longer will they have to suffer?

Reggie Jackson: A message to White men who fear talking about race and racism
You don’t need to carry the weight of the guilt of all that your predecessors did or of what some of your peers do today. Leave that baggage behind when you come into the diversity, equity and inclusion spaces.

M.D. Kittle: Evers’ DHS, DPI point fingers while kids wait for meals
While Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction point fingers over the bureaucratic fiasco that left nearly 80,000 kids without federal meal assistance, untold numbers of children still are going without.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss what’s ahead in the state budget battle
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.

Paul Fanlund: Do science advocates share blame for anti-vaccination pushback?
Dietram Scheufele, an award-winning and nationally recognized expert on science communication, recently shared with me five thoughts about what could have been done differently to mitigate this stark divide.

Mark Born: The governor’s state budget is unworkable
Gov. Tony Evers has uncompromisingly maintained the status quo by proposing an unworkable tax-and-spend model.

JFC Democrats: A budget Wisconsinites want
After a year of uncertainty and hardship, our state needs bold policies to help families, communities and small businesses bounce back better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick Esenberg and Daniel Lennington: Wisconsin’s race-based scholarships amount to state-sponsored race discrimination
During this legislative session, the Wisconsin Legislature should root out these bygone racial classifications and re-write our state budget in a race-neutral fashion.

Dave Zweifel: WILL has no place lecturing Madison West High School
Doesn’t it seem a bit unseemly for the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty to be lecturing Madison West High School about race?

Bruce Thompson: About that data on charter schools
Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.

Bruce Murphy: The true costs of new Foxconn deal
Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.

Dave Cieslewicz: Johnson looks like a candidate
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Sen. Ron Johnson is going to run for a third term. Nobody would act this crazy unless he wanted to win the hearts of Republicans.

Dave Zweifel: Victims of Trump’s cons let themselves get fooled again (and again)
Trump’s campaign hasn’t been the only one to use deceptive tactics to raise campaign money, but his team made it an art form.

Regina R. Rhyne: We must overcome the stain of injustice
Although people of color make up a minority of many populations, the majority of the suffering falls on their shoulders.

Michael Jahr: A legacy of transformation
Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one, too.

M.D. Kittle: Evers: The DA ate my records
Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Administration won’t release documents on the damage caused to state buildings during last summer’s riots because doing so would compromise “the integrity” of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s ongoing prosecution.

John Nichols: Tom Nelson’s urgent argument for a politics of social solidarity
Nelson has provided a bold vision, with a measure of hope, but also, a measure of stern counsel.

Jeff Smith: Every worker deserves a safe workplace
We can support every worker in every workplace to earn a living wage in a safe environment.

Tom Still: More capital could breed more ‘unicorns’ in Wisconsin
While Wisconsin has the talent and technology to compete nationally and beyond, it doesn’t have enough locally managed capital to meet the demand.