“You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.” So goes the now-familiar Miranda rights read to people accused of a crime. But if you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States facing deportation, you might never hear those words. Even if you do […]
Wisconsin Assembly Passes “Born Alive” Bill
In May of 2019, eight states, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas and Utah have passed laws banning abortions that occur in the first or second trimester. The rash of legislation is an apparently coordinated attack on abortion rights seeking to force a repeal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision by the […]
Students and Tetrapak Man Team Up for the Climate
On March 15, 2019, thousands of students across the globe walked out of their schools as part of a global climate strike to protest their governments’ inaction on climate change. The protest included a strong showing from Wisconsin schools, as almost a thousand students descended on the Wisconsin Capitol. On Friday, May 24th, the Youth […]
League of Women Voters Lawsuit Goes to WI Supreme Court
In December of 2018, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, both Republicans, called the lame duck Wisconsin Legislature into extraordinary session to vote on bills that curtailed the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul. “Extraordinary Sessions” are a tool the Wisconsin Legislature has used periodically […]
On Ouisconsin: An Illustrated Historical Catalog
Ouisconsin — spelled with an francophone O-U-I instead of a W — is, according to pseudo-historian and artist Philip Heckman, “the land of mumbled apologies.” From now until July 31, if you wander through the Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library, you will find Heckman’s curious anachronism an actual card catalog, filled with typed […]
Wisconsin Joint Finance Guts Governor Evers’ Budget
On May 9, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee voted 11-4, along party lines, to strip Medicaid expansion and 131 policy items from Governor Tony Ever’s proposed budget. The move blows a 1.4 billion dollar hole in the state biennial fiscal plan, which Republicans will have to find a way to close. In addition, the vote […]
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