Guest column: What Madison needs to know about Freedom, Inc.
The non-profit's work reflects an essential understanding of how interpersonal violence is intertwined with systemic violence.
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The artist and the fundraiser
Why art for charity hurts the people who create it, in Madison and beyond.
Guest column: In defense of queer-only spaces
A recent Slate piece misses the mark, and misrepresents the efforts of Madison's Queer Pressure collective.
Guest column: Don’t let the “anti-PC” backlash poison Madison’s music community
Bigger lessons from an argument over a band name.
Guest column: Madison is ready for a real jazz club
The city could actually support a viable nightclub that elevates jazz and improvised music.
Guest column: Can’t rely on tips
To improve opportunities and fairness for musicians, we need an attitude adjustment—and guarantees.
Guest column: Screw your discomfort—embrace real solutions to homelessness
A former Madisonian reflects on empathy, rehabilitation and how "in my backyard" is a relative term.
A call for guest columns
If you’ve got something compelling to say about arts and culture in Madison, we’d like to hear from you.
Guest column: All this free live music has a downside
Madison struggles to build a strong arts economy, and cheap audiences share the blame.
Art is not a band-aid
The City of Madison is combining public art and social policy in all the wrong ways.
The artist and the fundraiser
Why art for charity hurts the people who create it, in Madison and beyond.
Guest column: In defense of queer-only spaces
A recent Slate piece misses the mark, and misrepresents the efforts of Madison's Queer Pressure collective.
Guest column: Don’t let the “anti-PC” backlash poison Madison’s music community
Bigger lessons from an argument over a band name.
Guest column: Madison is ready for a real jazz club
The city could actually support a viable nightclub that elevates jazz and improvised music.
Guest column: Can’t rely on tips
To improve opportunities and fairness for musicians, we need an attitude adjustment—and guarantees.
Guest column: Screw your discomfort—embrace real solutions to homelessness
A former Madisonian reflects on empathy, rehabilitation and how "in my backyard" is a relative term.
A call for guest columns
If you’ve got something compelling to say about arts and culture in Madison, we’d like to hear from you.
Guest column: All this free live music has a downside
Madison struggles to build a strong arts economy, and cheap audiences share the blame.
Art is not a band-aid
The City of Madison is combining public art and social policy in all the wrong ways.