Last Call — Cheap Shots, 2015 A year of shattered assumptions deserves a round of Cheap Shots. Some years back the novelist… isthmus, Wisconsin
Menards, Under Fire, Backs Down from Threat to Managers Over Unionization The home improvement giant Menards is apparently removing language from its employment agreement with managers that… the progressive, union
Managers at Menards Stand to Lose Big Money if Unions Form It’s not just a long-rumored threat, it’s a promise put in writing. The employment agreement for managers… the progressive, union
Curb Capitalism, Save the Planet: An Interview With Naomi Klein Naomi Klein may be the most hopeful person on earth. Despite her shattering assessment of the… interview, the progressive
Is There a Bomb in Your Backyard? Nukewatch, an anti-nuclear group based in Luck, Wisconsin, has just released a revised edition of its… nuclear_arms
Wisconsin Republicans: “The More Money in Politics, the Better.” Here are three words that should probably never be applied to the Republicans who control the… the progressive
Wretchedness is a Warm Gun (#TBThursday) With the topic of gun control in the news (if not in our legislatures) we decided… guns, the progressive
The Horrors of Solitary Confinement These were men Kate Edwards knew well. They had attended the spiritual talking circles she ran… criminal justice, prisons, the progressive
Walker Exits, Stage Right Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dropped out of the race for President not with a bang but… presidential race 2016, the progressive, Walker
Raising speed limit lowers revenue A recent 5 mph bump in the speed limit along 800 miles of state highways appears… isthmus, Wisconsin
In the “cubby hole” with Doug La Follette Doug La Follette, Wisconsin’s secretary of state, has had his office moved into a basement “cubby… isthmus, Wisconsin
Donald Trump, Campaign Finance Reformer? Perhaps the oddest component of Donald Trump’s thoroughly bizarre quest for the Presidency is his emergence… campaign finance reform, presidential race 2016, the progressive