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Immigrant Lives Matter is now a cry to recognize the humanity of people who are suffering violent attacks after being demonized as “aliens.”
If he paid attention to the country that he leads, he should have known long ago that farmers stand to lose from his draconian crackdown.
The Trump administration considering stripping Medgar Evers’ name from a U.S. Navy vessel isn’t just about a ship’s name; it’s about a deliberate attempt to erase Black excellence from American history.
News travels at lightning speed these days, but we all need to slow down and think about what we’re reading.
GOP legislators reject $2.2 million proposal. But that was before Minnesota killings.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley delivered an epic valedictory address on June 12 before a huge crowd of jurists, lawyers, current and former elected officials and grassroots Wisconsinites who have come to regard Bradley as our clearest voice of reason and conscience in these chaotic times.
There are bold ways that Rothman and Gov. Evers could raise the kind of money they see as necessary for the health of the Universities system and earn back some trust.
A stronger alliance on trade and technology would benefit the U.S. while deterring China.
The truth is that this bill is just plain bad news for workers as currently written.
What is missing in our governmental process is Congress’s constitutional role in checking executive power, ensuring that policy decisions reflect broader national deliberations rather than abrupt, uneducated and ultimately dangerous unilateral presidential authority.
Earth has undergone its hottest decade on record. The years from 2015 to 2024 recorded the warmest temps in 200 years of record-keeping.
Nelson, former Wisconsin governor, U.S. senator and founder of Earth Day, was one of the two most important progressive leaders in the state’s history. The other was Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette.
Few personalities have been more consequential and just damned interesting than Jonathan Barry.
Dismantling the UW System is akin to shooting oneself in the foot. Let’s use part of the $4 billion state surplus to fully fund the UW System, which serves the entire state.
After years of fighting for my kids and yours in front of the bench, I’m ready to help reform our judiciary from behind the bench.
It’s time to fix our immigration mess by making it easier for farms to survive, and for Washington to act
President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.
As Wisconsinites have long recognized, Congress should never give presidents a blank check for endless war.
Being opposed to the Israel genocide of the Palestinian people is not the same as being opposed to Jewish people or their faith.
The level of national chaos that we have generated for years affects national mores, economics, education and our overall health.
Immigrant Lives Matter is now a cry to recognize the humanity of people who are suffering violent attacks after being demonized as “aliens.”
If he paid attention to the country that he leads, he should have known long ago that farmers stand to lose from his draconian crackdown.
The Trump administration considering stripping Medgar Evers’ name from a U.S. Navy vessel isn’t just about a ship’s name; it’s about a deliberate attempt to erase Black excellence from American history.
News travels at lightning speed these days, but we all need to slow down and think about what we’re reading.
GOP legislators reject $2.2 million proposal. But that was before Minnesota killings.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley delivered an epic valedictory address on June 12 before a huge crowd of jurists, lawyers, current and former elected officials and grassroots Wisconsinites who have come to regard Bradley as our clearest voice of reason and conscience in these chaotic times.
There are bold ways that Rothman and Gov. Evers could raise the kind of money they see as necessary for the health of the Universities system and earn back some trust.
A stronger alliance on trade and technology would benefit the U.S. while deterring China.
The truth is that this bill is just plain bad news for workers as currently written.
What is missing in our governmental process is Congress’s constitutional role in checking executive power, ensuring that policy decisions reflect broader national deliberations rather than abrupt, uneducated and ultimately dangerous unilateral presidential authority.
Earth has undergone its hottest decade on record. The years from 2015 to 2024 recorded the warmest temps in 200 years of record-keeping.
Nelson, former Wisconsin governor, U.S. senator and founder of Earth Day, was one of the two most important progressive leaders in the state’s history. The other was Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette.
Few personalities have been more consequential and just damned interesting than Jonathan Barry.
Dismantling the UW System is akin to shooting oneself in the foot. Let’s use part of the $4 billion state surplus to fully fund the UW System, which serves the entire state.
After years of fighting for my kids and yours in front of the bench, I’m ready to help reform our judiciary from behind the bench.
It’s time to fix our immigration mess by making it easier for farms to survive, and for Washington to act
President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.
As Wisconsinites have long recognized, Congress should never give presidents a blank check for endless war.
Being opposed to the Israel genocide of the Palestinian people is not the same as being opposed to Jewish people or their faith.
The level of national chaos that we have generated for years affects national mores, economics, education and our overall health.
