Politics
Left perspectives on power and policy across Wisconsin and the Madison area.
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Bus drivers bear the brunt of Metro Transit’s failures
The status quo—poor planning, and understaffing—doesn’t serve anyone.
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Labor of the mind is still labor
Academic science needs to embrace union organizing, now more than ever.
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Roller derby’s beautiful radicalism
The subculture’s diversity, gender-inclusion, and democratic system offers a vision of the world we could live in.
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Workday and the excesses of higher-ed “efficiency” consultants
In higher ed, consulting fees and big technology buys go hand-in-hand with austerity.
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The body camera issue
Our second-ever print edition accompanies our ongoing coverage of surveillance and transparency.
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Wisconsin’s leaders need to stop being doormats
Lawsuits and stern statements won’t cut it—and nothing short of escalated resistance will.
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Wisconsin’s name-change law raises safety risks for transgender people
A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper, worrying families and advocates as President Donald Trump attacks transgender rights.
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The SCOWIS race was about more than Elon Musk
Money amplified the message, but didn’t buy Republicans a way out.
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Tone Madison seeks a News and Politics Editor
Apply by May 19 to help us expand our political coverage.
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“Madison’s best kept secret”: People living with mental illness find work, care and community at a clubhouse built for them
Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan.
