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Ronit Avni: Americans must end role in funding Israeli settlements
This month, both at Cairo University and from the Oval Office, President Obama has called on the Israeli government to stop the expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. He should send the same message to the Americans who are funding and fueling them. read story
Susan Reimer: Will NOW leader bring new focus to feminism?
At a moment in political history when feminists have a friend in the White House (and her husband might be a friend as well), the National Organization for Women begins the task of trying to reclaim ground lost during the long, dark night of the administration of George W. Bush. read story
Harold Pollack and Rahul Rajkumar: AMA doesn't speak for all doctors on health reform
Lawmakers should take note: The AMA does not speak for all physicians. In the battle for the soul of American medicine, the AMA is often on the wrong side. read story
Joel McNally: Anti-immigration policies boil down to prejudice
With Gov. Jim Doyle and Democrats in control of both houses of the Legislature, long overdue reforms affecting limits on teacher pay and funding of transit that were blocked by Republicans for years were included in the state budget with little fuss. Sadly, one issue remains excruciatingly difficult even for allegedly open-minded Democrats to resolve on either the state or national levels. That issue is immigration. read story
What Do You Think?: Have the recent shootings in Madison affected your sense of safety?
"I feel something needs to be done and I've been e-mailing our alder, Thuy Pham-Remmele, asking her to make some improvements so things are safer again. I think it's kind of shocking that the city of Madison doesn't solve a lot of problems over here (southwest Madison) but they're spending $70,000 on a bike path for the elitists at the research park. It makes me really angry." read story
Deb Price: A gay day at the White House
President Barack Obama's unprecedented White House celebration this week of the four-decades-long struggle of gay Americans for full equality hit all the right notes, including the host's acknowledgement that politicians' pretty words are no substitute for getting rid of discriminatory laws. read story
Barry Wingard: From prisoners' perspective, GITMO's getting worse
Like his fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Kuwaiti detainee Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari hoped that President Obama's election would finally bring justice. Judges, not political appointees, would prevail and restore the rule of law. Unfortunately, nothing seems to have changed. The Obama administration is reportedly considering an executive order that would "reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely," and the situation at the prison itself is worsening. read story
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Warming up a new politics?
Hours before the House passed its cap-and-trade bill last week, freshman Democrats Tom Perriello and Frank Kratovil were pondering the political fallout of the votes they were about to cast in favor of a plan Republicans were denouncing as "cap-and-tax." read story
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton: New tools expand loan access for Wisconsin small businesses
Wisconsin small businesses provide a strong structural framework for our economy: When they prosper, we all do. read story
Courtland Milloy: Supreme Court ruling got it wrong on rights
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the equal opportunity rights of white firefighters in New Haven had been violated when city officials threw out a promotion test on which no African Americans and two Hispanics qualified for advancement. read story
