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
These Tenants Are Going on Strike Against ‘Rent Debt’
A new kind of tenants union is ramping up the pressure on corporate landlords.
Rebecca Burns
"Finanshul" Advice for Geriatric Millennials and Other Comics
New comics by Brian McFadden, Jack Ohman, Jen Sorensen, and Tom Tomorrow
Brian McFadden, Jen Sorensen, Jack Ohman and Tom Tomorrow
Poor Communities Are Paying the Price for "Free" AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
Dan Howells and Todd Larsen
Gaza’s Nightmare
Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.
Yousef Aljamal
Pensions Can Be Labor’s Weapon
Workers' pensions can help seed the ground for the next generation of union members. It's time to go on offense.
Hamilton Nolan
Financing Our Own Destruction
How workers’ pensions fuel attacks on the working class—and how to reclaim them for the common good.
Rebecca Burns
"Sharing This Comic Is a Crime"
Our latest picks and commissions from In These Times Comics Editor Matt Bors.
Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, Mattie Lubchansky and Brian McFadden
“Even When They Gas Us": Hundreds Brave Tear Gas, Pepper Balls to Protest ICE
Sarah Lazare