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.
Latest Stories
How Europe's Economic Collapse Is Fueling the War in Ukraine
A Marxist economist argues that the war in Ukraine cannot be understood without confronting the collapse of European capitalism and the loss of empire.
Richard D. Wolff and Glenn Diesen
How Labor Journalists Contend With a Constricted and Polarized Media Landscape
A conversation with Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan, Kim Kelly and Alex Press on the state of organized worker’s movements, unions and reporting in the age of AI.
Maximillian Alvarez
AI’s Rise is Being Fueled by the Sprawling U.S. Military State
Can an increasingly precarious tech workforce be a site of antiwar resistance?
Sarah Lazare
The Elite 'OK' to Police Our Every Thought and Move
Adam Johnson joins Steven Thrasher to deconstruct the functions of liberalism, a theme deeply explored in each of their new books.
Adam Johnson and Steven Thrasher
Your 4th of July BBQ Is More Expensive Due to Trump's Policies, Reports Claim
“Thanks to Trump’s tariffs and foreign wars, Americans won’t find any independence from inflation this Fourth of July.”
Brad Reed
On America's 250th Anniversary, Democracy Is On the Ropes
The Trump administration is attacking the foundations of our democracy—but Americans are increasingly fighting back.
Mitchell Zimmerman
No One Should Be in Jail Because They’re Poor
On America’s 250th anniversary, we must confront the issues of bail, democracy and the unfinished promise of democracy.
Jeremy Cherson
Socialists Are Tearing Through the Democratic Party Establishment
After New York’s Democratic primary shockwaves, there is no doubt: democratic socialism is on the march in the U.S.
Miles Kampf-Lassin