Torturing queer kids is a priority for Wisconsin Republicans
New year, “new” legislature, same bullshit.
Capitol Punishments
The week’s highlights (and low-lights) from the Wisconsin Legislature and beyond.
Latest in Capitol Punishments
Legislative Republicans continue their unbroken reign as the worst in Wisconsin politics
Recounting another cruel year while looking to lessons of history.
Wisconsin is forcing local governments to scrounge for basic services
As municipal budgeting grows trickier, Robin Vos deals in cynical “mumbo jumbo.”
The long betrayal of labor hurts us all
President Biden’s strike-averting railroad deal takes place amid a long-decaying discourse about working conditions.
Madison police are not learning their lesson
Domestic violence and the city’s latest budget find cops sticking to familiar, toxic patterns.
The Madison Public Market and other things we didn’t completely screw up this year
We’re taking a brief pause for gratitude here at Capitol Punishments.
God help us, the moderates have some takes about Mandela Barnes’ loss
Citizen Dave blames Barnes and the Democrats for not moderate-ing hard enough.
The relief and troubling lessons of Wisconsin’s midterm elections
We’ve avoided a right-wing bloodbath, but we still need to talk about our deep-seated political failures.
We’re already too comfortable with the violent far right
In Wisconsin and beyond, it’s long past time to confront the reality of the authoritarian threat.
A few words of encouragement for Wisconsin’s weary voters
It’s awful out there, but there are real opportunities before us.
