Opinion

: Why Feingold’s leadership on Africa matters; As the world’s attention turns to more reports of atrocities in Africa, it is reassuring that Sen. Russ Feingold has taken the lead in forging a bipartisan response.

Dave Zweifel

Plain Talk: A bum steer from Consumer Reports

Where was Consumer Reports in uncovering problems besetting one of its perennial favorites, Toyota?

Mar 12, 2010 | 4:55 am

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Plain Talk: WMC owes Doyle some kudos
The critics need to now offer congratulations to Gov. Jim Doyle for his gutsy decision to order two train sets.

Mar 10, 2010 | 4:55 am
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Plain Talk: Where was Bunning’s outrage during GOP spending bonanza?
If it weren’t for the fact that I follow baseball closely, I’d swear that Jim Bunning was hit in the head by a line drive during his Major League Baseball pitching career.

Mar 08, 2010 | 4:55 am
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Plain Talk: Health reform failure would doom us to ever-rising costs
As the debate continues over whether we need to reform the nation’s health care system, the real question remains: Can we afford not to?

Mar 05, 2010 | 4:55 am
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John Nichols

Congress should back teaching of the Constitution

Congressman Alan Grayson has proposed legislation recommending that the U.S. Constitution be taught to high school students.

Mar 11, 2010 | 4:55 am

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‘We must fight, fight, fight’ for liberties
Michael Foot, the British journalist, author and parliamentarian who has died at age 96, was a comrade and hero of this writer for three decades.

Mar 10, 2010 | 4:50 am
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Busting the banksters
What if Americans had been asked whether they wanted to bail out big bankers and Wall Street speculators?

Mar 09, 2010 | 4:55 am
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Why is Obama writing GOP talking points?
The president, who was once an ardent advocate for repairing our health care system by developing a single-payer Medicare-for-all program, now rejects the wisdom he expressed before moving to Washington.

Mar 07, 2010 | 5:00 am
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Joel Mcnally

Playing on the public’s fear of crime

An extremely modest attempt at an early release program for nonviolent offenders already is under attack by the media and Milwaukee area public officials.

Mar 13, 2010 | 4:40 am

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Barbara Quirk

AARP members give Feingold an earful on health care

More than 100 people, including those from AARP, braved a snowy, blustery day to bring their messages to Sen. Russ Feingold.

Mar 09, 2010 | 4:50 am

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Commentary

Jamie Rich: Breast ironing ‘protects’ girls in Cameroon

In Cameroon the practice of breast ironing persists, in which women flatten adolescent girls' developing breasts.

Mar 13, 2010 | 4:45 am | Loading…

Roland S. Martin: Don’t rip on basketball coach because team’s good

A recent column by ESPN's Rick Reilly totally ticked me off. Reilly personally attacked Greg Wise, the boys head basketball coach at Jack Yates High School in Houston.

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