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Jamie Stiehm: For times that try our souls: resistance
America, this is as urgent as a call to arms in civil war — but it’s a call to nonviolent arms. We must all think deeper and act with more purpose, with history as our best light, to overcome the everyday evils and injustices of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin’s coming political shakeup
Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.

Brian Reisinger: Key to midterms is understanding Wisconsin voters’ economic angst
All across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other battlegrounds, a key voting bloc has deep reasons to care about the economy.

Ron Johnson: I’ve seen enough: The Senate is broken, and it’s time to change the rules
If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

CN and SN: Reverse UW Health’s decision on gender-affirming care
A federal judge’s ruling means it’s time for UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to reverse the decision they made to end gender-affirming health care for hundreds of Wisconsin transgender youth.

Bruce Murphy: Will taxpayers pay salaries of college players?
Wisconsin Legislature adds another category of millionaire players subsidized by taxpayers.

Ben Eisen: An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
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Martha Osterberg: We’ve been hoodwinked by big oil
Documents show Exxon clearly knew of the dangers at least by the 1970s, and their own research into the consequences of burning fossil fuels predicted global warming.

Michelle Bryant: History warns us: who sits in judgment matters
Voters encouraged to attend Wisconsin Supreme Court forums.

Mark Belling: Wisconsin needs a Maria Lazar miracle
Were it not for, well, the way it is, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election would be a cakewalk for Maria Lazar.

Kayla Papenfus: Rural communities have urgent need to address data centers
Rural communities are simply not yet equipped to make decisions on proposals like these. Without legal guardrails, rural communities are put at a huge disadvantage when these developments are proposed.

Ismaeel Chartier: Why the MariBell transmission project matters
When people first hear about a transmission project, the natural questions are: Why do we need it? And is it safe? We can answer both.

Dave Zweifel: Trump is Joe McCarthy 2.0
Did Donald Trump learn his chaotic methods from Wisconsin’s own infamous Joe McCarthy?

James Causey: Noem spent an Oscar movie budget on an ad campaign
At the White House, Trump told reporters that the amount of fraudulent spending the task force could recover could help address a trillion-dollar national deficit and significantly reduce taxes.

Mike McCabe: Caught in a lie
America’s big failing right now is entrusting our country’s future to people who never were taught the folly of compounding errors, who’ve never had to grow the hell up.

John Torinus: Oppose war in Iran? Then protest Saturday
Nationwide protest against Trump’s march toward authoritarianism Saturday could be the largest of its kind in the history of this country.

Gregg Hoffmann: Knowles-Nelson still not done
The program could be endangered although some legislators and Gov. Evers still think action can be done. Some legislators believe a compromise can be reached and voted on when they return to session in April.

Dave Cieslewicz: Four problems with the environmental movement
Wisconsin environmentalists wouldn’t compromise, so the state’s premiere conservation program, the Stewardship Fund, will die this summer. It’s an old, sad story and it’s one reason that green policies, once widely popular and bipartisan, are now on the ropes.

Neil Kline: A child care champion just vetoed a child care bill
Building a comprehensive solution to child care requires incremental progress forward, and this veto slowed it.

Heidi Olson: Governor must sign bill to restrict kids from porn sites
Gov. Tony Evers has an opportunity to take a meaningful step toward protecting children across your state. AB 105 will reduce exposure, interrupt harmful patterns and support efforts to keep children safe.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss how the right of first refusal lost its spark
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how a transmission line bill dubbed “right of first refusal” lost support in the Wisconsin Legislature.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 21
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss former Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, this week’s Assembly and Senate floor sessions, a ruling upholding wedding barn alcohol permit requirements, utility rate hikes and more.