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Dave Zweifel: Lose our commitment to the environment and we lose our soul
Ironically, no one is more disturbed by this attack on wilderness areas than the family of the president who is the country’s most celebrated creator and protector of public land: Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

John Nichols: Natural man
Russ Feingold is on a new mission: preserving nature to save the planet.

Bruce Murphy: Trump obsessed with Milwaukee shoes
President loves Florsheim shoes. But company certainly doesn’t love him.

Gregory Humphrey: Alexander Butterfield: The quiet man who changed the course of American history
There was no flourish, no attempt to cast himself as hero or whistleblower. Alexander Butterfield simply answered the question he was asked, fully and honestly. In doing so, he demonstrated a kind of integrity that feels increasingly rare in today’s Washington.

Michael Lucas: AB 962: App store accountability bill is riddled with problems
Individuals’ personal data is already highly compromised. And despite what AB 962 requires, further privacy and data breaches will not be curtailed by any kind of encryption. It simply creates more avenues for attack.

Judith Utevsky et al.: Proposed antisemitism legislation is free speech threat
Jewish tradition has not just survived, but thrived due to our capacity to debate, dissent and diverge from one another. Antisemitism bills that aim to silence criticism and open debate are antithetical to our Jewish tradition.

Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin anti-transgender bills: A cruel and unconscionable onslaught
The GOP has once again identified a minority group to vilify, and the pattern is unmistakable.

Lisa Castagnozzi: Wisconsin legislators must back original Beagle Freedom Bill
Animals used in research deserve a fair chance at a new beginning. These dogs have never known a real home, a loving family, or the simple joy of running on grass.

Robert Kraig: The affordability trap and the fight to save democracy
The intense focus on micro (household) economics neglects a bigger battle Democrats must fight.

Bruce Thompson: How global climate change affects Milwaukee
Echoing global data, Milwaukee has changed and continues to do so.

Dave Cieslewicz: Why does Wisconsin subsidize data centers?
A provision in the 2023-2025 state budget created a sales and use tax exemption for these facilities.

Conrad St. John: Protecting Wisconsin’s roadless lands protects our future
How the Trump administration’s plans will damage the environment and represent an assault on Native American stewardship of the land.

Richard Moore: From the rivers to the lakes, and beyond
The public trust doctrine is a creature of the swamp. Tiny interpretive shifts can produce massive regulatory consequences. If this case lets the creature out of the swamp, all the world is its beach, including your property.

Mark Belling: The infernal emissions test
Cost of compliance is brutal for low-income drivers of old cars.

Robert Kraig: The affordability trap and the fight to save democracy
How Wisconsin Democrats run in 2026, and especially how they govern in 2027, will have a tremendous influence on how presidential contenders run in 2028, a year that could be democracy’s last best hope.

Brian Fraley: What happens in Wisconsin if Kohl’s decline continues?
If you live in Wisconsin, you should be paying attention to the health major employers like Kohl’s.

Jeffrey Sommers: The Iran war could make US job markets even worse
February’s Bureau of Labor Statistics release was bad. Compounding employment problems, the US finds itself in a new war.

Bill Barth: Find facts, not opinions, about schools
The Wisconsin Policy Forum, with a terrific data tool, has handed citizens a treasure trove of hard facts.

John Nichols: Jesse Jackson Jr. summons his father’s ‘consistent prophetic voice’
“He took the ministry from Sunday morning, and he delivered it to the people,” the younger Jackson said.

Bruce Murphy: The surprising campaign of Rep. Francesca Hong
Her dark horse campaign is biggest surprise in Democratic primary for governor.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ crown their political winners and losers of 2025
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back on the political winners and losers in Wisconsin in 2025. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 24
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss a hearing on grooming and sexual misconduct in Wisconsin schools, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky’s push for more security funding amid a rise in threats, a bill that would define antisemitism in state law and more.