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
An Authoritarian Dress Rehearsal
The spectacle of Trump’s Washington takeover may be fascist pageantry, but it’s also something more.
Alberto Toscano
Immigrant Subway Cleaners in New York Win Millions
The victory surrounds back wages and the dangerous work cleaners undertook during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Luis Feliz Leon
The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
In Monumental Vote, NEA Teachers Join Chorus Against ADL
In the wake of the National Education Association’s vote to not partner with the Anti-Defamation League, and the union board’s eventual veto, activists discuss teachers’ role in Palestine solidarity—and in union democracy.
Sonia Chajet Wides
Gil Scott-Heron: A New Popular Musician with Less Glitter, More Politics
Gil Scott-Heron inspired generations of politically conscious musicians to speak out against injustice despite surveillance and backlash.
Steve Chapple
Could Poor Countries Hold the U.S. Accountable for Climate Chaos?
A recent court ruling and a brave stand by Brazil could help force the Trump administration to answer for its environmental lawlessness.
Basav Sen
Under Health Communism, Care is a Human Right
In their 2022 book, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant argue that under capitalism, the sick and elderly are treated like surplus populations—and that a better system is possible.
J. Patrick Patterson
Conservatives’ Long War on Free Thought
Trump’s escalating attacks on higher education represent a centuries-long drive to kill the Socratic spirit.
Matt McManus
