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.
Capitol Punishments
The week’s highlights (and low-lights) from the Wisconsin Legislature and beyond.
Latest in Capitol Punishments
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.
Wisconsin’s state and local governments have learned to be useless
The "nothing works" doctrine continues to hinder progress in transportation, housing, and much more.
Ron Johnson’s gas-price nonsense obscures the real costs
Massive fossil fuel subsidies power climate change and Johnson's lies in the first debate of Wisconsin's Senate race.
We’re paying Wisconsin Republicans to lie about bail and everything else
Drawing a line from Ron Johnson's tax-cut votes to the 2022 campaign's merciless attack ads.
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.
Wisconsin’s state and local governments have learned to be useless
The "nothing works" doctrine continues to hinder progress in transportation, housing, and much more.
Ron Johnson’s gas-price nonsense obscures the real costs
Massive fossil fuel subsidies power climate change and Johnson's lies in the first debate of Wisconsin's Senate race.
We’re paying Wisconsin Republicans to lie about bail and everything else
Drawing a line from Ron Johnson's tax-cut votes to the 2022 campaign's merciless attack ads.