Nearly a year and a half after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban went back into effect, it may be easy for some to forget the harm that the ban has been inflicting. But as anti-abortion lawmakers in our state continue to pass legislation to obstruct and stigmatize abortion, I can’t forget what these restrictions do to women like me.
Category Archives: opinion
Political obstruction is climate destruction
Wisconsin, like every other state, is facing an uncertain future due to a shifting climate and diminishing natural resources, and instead of working towards climate solutions, our representatives are busy dismantling the very policies that are proven to work.
Opinion | Forget About ‘Wokeness’: Republicans Must Wake Up to the Climate Crisis
Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui is not the first U.S. city to be laid waste by wildfires.
Defending Democracy in Wisconsin | Opinion
Wisconsin is Ground Zero for attacks on democracy, which generated a tsunami of news from the Capitol this week.
Experts Alone Can’t Handle AI – Social Scientists Explain Why the Public Needs a Seat at the Table | Opinion
Broad public engagement, or the lack of it, has been a long-running challenge in assimilating emerging technologies, and is key to tackling the challenges they bring.
What a Temper Tantrum by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Tells Us | Opinion
The stakes are high again for Republicans and their allies this year, with a challenge to Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps, which have locked in disproportionate Republican control of the state Legislature for more than a decade.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Tilts on its Axis at Historic Swearing-In | Opinion
After a long, bitter, and record-breakingly expensive state Supreme Court race, Protasiewicz takes her seat this week, tilting the bench on the state’s highest court to the left for the first time in 15 years.
We Need to Stand Up to Bullies Targeting Vulnerable People in Wisconsin and Across the Country | Opinion
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan is an affable guy, a progressive Democrat with a reputation for getting along with conservative Republicans. His long-term friendship with Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is a matter of puzzlement for many of Pocan’s supporters. So it was particularly dramatic to see him rise to chastise his GOP colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee this week for behavior he described as “bigoted” and “insane.”
The Wisconsin State Budget is Done. Now What? | Opinion
Wisconsin’s biennial budget battle effectively ended Tuesday when the Milwaukee Common Council voted to raise the city’s sales tax.
Meta’s Threads is Surging, but Mass Migration from Twitter is Likely to Remain an Uphill Battle | Opinion
Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series of decisions that has spurred millions of users to sign up with alternative microblogging platforms since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year.