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Should Wisconsin End Its Income Tax?
Five conservative groups pushing this. Its impact is astonishingly regressive.
Feb 23rd, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Republicans Are Killing Republicans
167,000 lives could have been saved in states opposed to vaccines.
Feb 16th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Is COVID-19 Transforming Itself?
Far fewer deaths per cases of omicron in Wisconsin and nation. Will anti-vaxxers exploit this?
Feb 9th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Who Are The Unvaccinated?
They are 100 times more likely to die than those fully vaccinated with booster shot.
Feb 2nd, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Trump’s Lies Corrupting Wisconsin
His claims about elections shot down by courts, but WILL and Republicans working to turn those lies into laws.
Jan 28th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
What Can School District Report Cards Tell Us?
Despite an improved score for MPS, many problems remain.
Jan 19th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
The War Against the Wisconsin Elections Commission
Wisconsin Republicans have picked up where Trump left off.
Jan 13th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Economy Is Booming Under Biden
Economic numbers at historic highs. And Milwaukee doing even better.
Jan 5th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
How We’ve Recovered From Economic Woes
Recent history shows similar patterns -- and keys to recovery -- for Wisconsin and U.S.
Dec 22nd, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
WILL’s Report Short on Evidence
Conservative report asserts, with no evidence, that changes in election law needed.
Dec 15th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
How Republicans Are Killing Their Supporters
Right-wing anti-vaxxers help cause more deaths of Republicans nationally and in Wisconsin.
Dec 8th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
The American Right’s Scary Views
The future of conservative thought after Trump looks dark.
Dec 1st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
