Politics
Left perspectives on power and policy across Wisconsin and the Madison area.
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Marsy’s Law is creepy and cruel
Wisconsinites should vote no on this perverse, dishonestly worded ballot question.
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The grassroots response to COVID-19 in Madison puts our institutions to shame
We need structural care as generous as our community care.
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City workers “on the front lines” demand better protections amid pandemic
A petition says the city isn’t doing enough to safeguard employees who provide critical services.
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I’m a midwife on Madison’s north side, and the F-35s will harm the families I care for
The fighter jets will intensify noise and chemical pollution that threaten the health of babies and parents.
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The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty litigates for hate
The conservative legal group’s battle with the Madison school district puts it in league with some of the most virulently anti-LGBT forces on the right.
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PFAS are already in Madison’s water, but we can stop the military from making it worse
Saying no to F-35s is the least we can do in response to the spread of “forever chemicals” in Lake Monona and Starkweather Creek.
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Let’s be blatantly political about Wisconsin Supreme Court races, please
The concept of impartial judges was cute for a while, but now it hurts us.
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Free the 350 Bail Fund hosts its first hip-hop fundraiser of 2020
Saturday, February 8, Art In, 7 p.m.
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Wisconsin primary voters, don’t read too much into the Iowa caucuses
Iowa’s system excludes too many people.
