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
Make No Mistake—The Left Is on a Winning Streak
Before the votes had even been counted, some were treating the results in Michigan as a defeat for the Left. This is hard to square with the fact that well beyond Abdul El-Sayed’s win, progressives and socialists won major races.
Branko Marcetic
Molly Crabapple's Next Major Project Is With In These Times
The celebrated artist and bestselling author of Here Where We Live Is Our Country will be the magazine's first Artist-at-Large in our 50-year history.
Ari Bloomekatz
After Abdul El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan, Progressives Are Preparing for the Next Round Against AIPAC
“I’m happy to burn your money for you, and then we can get on to the business of governing,” Abdul El-Sayed said in a message to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Jake Johnson
The People Running Airlines Are Flying Private Jets
Your suffering on Summer vacation means big profits for airlines.
Jen Sorensen
Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide
Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for an international day of action on October 30.
Sarah Lazare
Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party
The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.
Danny Postel
A 4-Day Work Week Sounds Great. How Do We Get One?
Workers deserve far more time off the job. But getting to a shorter work week will require a labor movement that can wield power to extract such demands.
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
Zombie Coins, Ghost Chains and Other Slop
Some of the latest developments in late capitalism, from a human perspective—never an AI hallucination.
Miles Kampf-Lassin