Isthmus Cover Stories
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Joseph Oslund
Teaching an old party new tricks
Few in politics are better at raising money than Ben Wikler. The nonprofit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign estimates that, between his election as party chair in spring 2019 and this spring, Wikler-led Democratic committees have raised a stunning $110 m Read more
Andres Sanchez
Time to get a gun
Iris Pullan decided that if she couldn’t beat America’s gun culture, she would join it. So last year, she took a free class with the Liberal Gun Club’s Wisconsin chapter. And late last year, she purchased an AR-15-style rifle. Read more
Jul 6, 2023
Dynae Allice Photography
Opportunity lost
Critics say Epic’s noncompete agreements needlessly restrict former employees from earning a living and seriously retard the growth of health-information technology firms spurred by Epic’s extraordinary success. Read more
Jun 1, 2023
Submitted photo
‘We’re in our forever home’
Enbridge Energy wants to continue to operate a pipeline on or near Wisconsin's Bad River Band reservation. The Ojibwe want it shut down, arguing that a potential rupture threatens their way of life and future. Read more
May 4, 2023
Eric Tadsen
‘It doesn’t have to stay like this’
The 2021 youth risk behavior survey found that half of all Wisconsin public school students surveyed reported experiencing “significant problems with anxiety.” Read more
Apr 6, 2023
Tommy Washbush
The Madison mayor's race is a referendum on the last four years
The results of the February primary for Madison mayor were the most lopsided in two decades. Heading into the April 4 general election, Mayor Rhodes-Conway may be in the strongest position of any incumbent mayor in recent history. Read more
Mar 9, 2023
Tommy Washbush
Supreme divide
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race could decide the future of reproductive rights in Wisconsin, determine whether the state’s political maps will continue to favor Republicans, and have huge implications for future fights over election rules. Read more
Feb 2, 2023
Christian Grover
Guilty until proven innocent
Keith Findley not only pioneered Wisconsin’s Innocence Project, but helped cofound and for several years head the Innocence Network, a worldwide coalition of some 70 innocence projects. Read more
Jan 5, 2023
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Tommy Washbush
Policing pregnancy
Wisconsin is one of just five states that allow civil detention for pregnant people accused of substance use. Its legal proceedings take place out of public view, under seal and with a low standard of evidence. Read more
Dec 1, 2022
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Photo courtesy Epic Systems
The new Epic
If the feds had not pulled some huge contracts from Epic Systems a few years back, the company and Dane County would be rolling in new riches. But Epic is likely probably better off without them. Read more
Nov 4, 2022
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Tommy Washbush
What’s at stake in the Wisconsin governor’s race?
The race for Wisconsin governor between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican challenger Tim Michels isn’t a choice between two extremes, at least when it comes time to govern. Read more
Oct 19, 2022
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Mary Langenfeld
Ready, willing, but not able
Dane County's median age in 2019 was 35.5 years, which means there are lot of millennials in the Greater Madison area. Many are ready to put down roots and become part of a community. But many are priced out of the housing market. Read more
Sep 2, 2022
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Sharon Vanorny
The plot thickens
Steven Wright has dual careers in law and fiction writing. Each plays off the other. Read more
Aug 4, 2022
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In the July issue
Teaching an old party new tricks
Few in politics are better at raising money than Ben Wikler. The nonprofit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign estimates that, between his election as party chair in spring 2019 and this spring, Wikler-led Democratic committees have raised a stunning $110 m Read more
Happy Isthmus rebootiversary #2
In April 2021 Isthmus became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We returned to print in August 2021, 17 months after the shutdown. We have not missed a month since and are now a small staff of 6.5. Read more
Two of Madison’s first rap crews regroup for a Mad Lit concert
An Aug. 11 show will bring two of the city’s earliest rap crews back to the stage for the first time in a long while: Fresh Force and Black Poets Society. Read more
The Borough Beer Co. & Kitchen’s comfort food menu
Borough’s cautious start with its brewing program seems to have given them license to really put the kitchen to the test, and with more than a few clear successes. Read more
Behind the Isthmus cover: August 2023
Triangulador, a self-taught artist, has earned deserved cult status for turning abandoned mattresses into works of art. For the cover of the August issue of Isthmus, he photographed one of his most recent curb creations. Read more
