The Wisconsin Idea

The Wisconsin Idea is an independent reporting project of People’s Action Institute, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and In These Times. The Wisconsin Idea takes a closer look at the state of Wisconsin, featuring in-depth reporting on the issues facing the state’s rural communities.

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After Trump Win, Bernie Sanders Blames Democrats for Abandoning Working People
"It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned them," Sanders said.
Jessica Corbett
Democrats Chose to Back a Genocide and Turn Right Over Defeating Trump
By refusing to budge on Palestine, Harris and the Democrats surrendered their moral advantage, forcing them to track right and alienate their base.
Adam Johnson
Now We Will Get What We Asked For
America made its choice: Donald Trump.
Hamilton Nolan
After Biden Blocked Their Strike, Railroad Workers Weigh the Lesser of Two Evils
“I don’t think the screwing that we got in 2022 [is playing] any factor today,” one locomotive engineer says. “I can’t imagine any worker voting for Donald Trump.”
Maximillian Alvarez
We Resigned Over U.S. Support for Genocide—But Are Voting for Harris
"We are not defending the two-party system whose shortcomings are blindingly clear—but in this election, if Kamala Harris loses, then Donald Trump wins."
Lily Greenberg Call and Harrison Mann
Trump and Musk Want the U.S. to Become a Corporatocracy
The two dangerous demagogues are openly colluding with one another to seize political power so they can milk taxpayers and dismantle government regulations that protect the public.
Sonali Kolhatkar
A sign in the foreground says "UNCOMMITTED" in red with Arabic text above, and a small image of a ballot with "uncommitted" checked and Biden unchecked. In the background is a woman in a hijab.
Video: Can Kamala Harris Find Voters In Dearborn?
"People here have families that are originally from the exact towns and villages that are being bombed with American weapons."
Afeef Nessouli
It's Trump
The Associated Press called the election for Trump Wednesday morning.
In These Times Staff
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