Opinion
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Opinion: Firing a Milwaukee meteorologist for criticizing a Nazi salute is only one of many media red flags
But if “watch your language” is the only thing you take away from the incident at CBS 58, you’ve only learned half the lesson. Watch your words, yes, but once you’ve carefully chosen them, share them.
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Opinion: Newly-elected legislator wants to work toward an ‘unapologetic working class agenda’
Phelps: The real story of the election is that we’re concerned about our schools, hospitals and clinics, rents and mortgages, environment, and the cost of childcare.
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Opinion: Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel reminds us he doesn’t support our freedom
As Scott Walker’s attorney general, Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel’s record reflects his right-wing priorities.
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Opinion: A legislator’s view of how a national financial merger can create a new range of local investment opportunities.
The deal between Capital One and Discover includes a massive package of financial resources for small businesses, nonprofits, affordable housing, and more.
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Opinion: The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing: People.
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
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Opinion: Win or Lose, We Must Trust in Our Electoral Systems
Election season is upon us and the political tension in America is palpable. Political tribalism has become an increasingly prevalent issue and social media has only fed that flame. On top of that, this election comes on the heels of a whirlwind newscycle that saw, among many other things, an assassination attempt against President Trump…
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Opinion: Safer replacement of the toxic AFFF firefighting foams?
In this op-ed, Jonathan Sharp with Environmental Litigation Group, PC, discusses the health impacts and alternatives to film-forming firefighting foam (AFFF).
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Opinion: Trump has shown he can’t keep Americans safe. In a second term, that could be disastrous.
From his failed response to COVID-19 to his role in the overturning Roe v. Wade to his new economic agenda that could cause job losses and price hikes, Donald Trump has proven he can’t protect Americans, writes Chris Edelson.
