Politics
Left perspectives on power and policy across Wisconsin and the Madison area.
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The anticlimax of a historic election, by the numbers
Wisconsin went for Biden, but a closer look at the votes reveals some deeply entrenched problems.
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Madison Community Fridges project combines fresh food and mutual aid
Starting with one fridge on East Johnson Street, the project is expanding its network.
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Demanding the bare minimum on COVID in Wisconsin’s prisons
A sustained protest outside the Governor’s Mansion calls out the state’s failure to protect incarcerated people during the pandemic.
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Madison on track to avoid brutal arts cuts in 2021 city budget
Funding proposals include some reductions, but also some boosts and new initiatives.
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City budget proposes studies of Madison music’s economics, equity problems
The $45k funding item would support the first empirical studies of the local music community’s economic impact.
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Wisconsin’s failed democracy embodies the right’s vision for the United States
The political rot in our state might just decide the 2020 election.
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Whatever the election outcome, Wisconsinites must de-legitimize Republicans at every turn
To undo the right’s power grabs, Democrats and the left need to stop treating the GOP as a worthy opposition.
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Foxconn was built to flop
Even if the company misses out on subsidies, Wisconsinites will be paying the price for years to come.
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