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Jessica McBride: Rebecca Cooke tricked Democratic primary voters
Derrick Van Orden is the real working-class candidate in the 3rd CD.

Stephanie Bloomingdale: Union solidarity gives economic security to support democracy
In the last year across America, nearly half a million workers joined a union for the first time. There are more union members in America today than at any time in the last sixteen years.

Marcease Warren: Employee-ownership culture makes companies a special place
A growing coalition of companies and organizations is working to expand employee ownership in Wisconsin.

Patrick McIlheran: Data center boom means good times for old-line manufacturing, 50 or 500 hires at a time
Moving around data turns out to demand a lot of Wisconsin-made metal.

Bill Kaplan: Dale Schultz still stands up for Wisconsin
Would that we all could be like Dale and Rachel Schultz, big-hearted and wise, who engage and listen to everyone.

Richard Moore: Once again, the DNR is trying to rewrite state law
The agency’s wolf depredation rule shows some things never change.

Gregg Hoffmann: Is it time for return to nuclear?
Last week, the “nuke” movement got a boost when Realta Fusion and Madison Gas and Electric announced they will jointly explore developing a 200-megawatt electric fusion energy plant in the coming years through a new strategic partnership.

Peggy Wirtz-Olsen: Voters need to prioritize school funding
If we don’t advocate for changes to the way our schools are funded and supported, those changes will not happen. If those changes don’t happen, we can’t give students everything they need and deserve.

Michelle Bryant: I feared for my life: unfairly complicated
The law may be written in black and white, but its application gets really hazy when the person standing before it is Black. And nowhere is that contradiction more interesting, or more complicated, than when we talk about guns, self-defense, and the concept of stand your ground.

Debra Cronmiller: Damaging constitutional amendment is on Nov. 3 midterm ballot
The “Equality Amendment” could reduce Wisconsin’s capacity to address systemic inequality and increase gaps in education, health and economic opportunities. It could strip public systems of tools essential for promoting equal opportunity and equitable access for vulnerable communities

Hannah Rosenthal: Steinem’s death a call to action
I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.

David Schultz: Media must stop covering polls it knows are unreliable
The pool of voters willing to talk to a stranger about their politics skews older, more institutionally trusting, and less representative with every cycle.

James E. Causey: Maybe I need to complain a little less about orange barrels
Milwaukee’s orange barrels and traffic calming projects can frustrate drivers, but early data shows some street redesigns are reducing speeding and crashes.

Scott Walker: Hasan Piker followers don’t remember 9/11
Political candidates, remove his dangerous foothold among people too young to recall atrocity.

Tom Still: Wisconsin industry, researchers, tech firms play a role in U.S. defense
If the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium and its partners are successful, Wisconsin will lever its resources in a way that attracts more defense spending that aligns with commercial and research priorities.

Bruce Thompson: How gerrymandered are Wisconsin’s congressional districts?
The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

Brian Fraley: Why Milwaukee needs to produce these public records ASAP
Election transparency should not be treated as a partisan demand. It is part of competent election administration.

Jill Underly: What Wisconsin students need today to thrive tomorrow
As students step into the classroom this week — whether as a kindergartner celebrating their first day of school or a senior celebrating their last first day of school — Wisconsin public schools are ready to welcome them and provide the strong foundations they need for success.

Richard Kyte: Flock cameras erode trust in local government
Ninety-three cities and counties have moved to end their contracts with Flock in the past 30 days, bringing the total number of rescinded contracts to well over 200 in the past year.

Svapna Sabnis: Don’t forget history as Wisconsin measles outbreak spreads
Contact state lawmakers and ask them to support strong, science-based vaccine policies. Our children, elderly, and community members are counting on all of us to take measles seriously.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the blue wave that flipped Wisconsin’s Legislature
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the political blue wave that swept Wisconsin Democrats into control of the state Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the factors behind the blue wave in Wisconsin as Democrats win a trifecta and flip the 1st and 3rd CDs, the priorities of Gov.-elect David Crowley and the incoming Dem legislative majority, the wrangling for legislative leadership posts and more.