The Wisconsin Idea

Climate

The Supreme Court Is Gutting the Regulatory State. Let's Look at Our Other Options.

It's time to talk about public ownership.

Thomas M. Hanna

Labor

UK Rail Workers Prepare for Second Round of Strikes

After their bosses responded to last month’s 40,000-strong rail workers’ strike with a “paltry” contract offer, the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers are gearing up for another day of strike action on Wednesday, July 27.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

U.S. Railroad Workers Inch Closer to a Possible National Strike

After Biden appointed an emergency board to help resolve the labor dispute, rail workers warn: “We have the ability to stop the trains from moving.”

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

Biden’s Presidency Is Sinking Because of Conservative Democrats—Not the Left

Don’t blame progressives for Biden’s failures. It’s the party’s right flank that abandoned the working class.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

FeatureInvestigation

Raising a $1-a-Day Wage Seems Like a No-Brainer. Not to Congress.

Private prisons for immigrants rake in millions a year by paying pennies an hour.

Thomas Ferraro

Viewpoint

After the Fist Bump

The symbolism of Biden's Middle East trip is bad. But the president's actions might be even worse.

Phyllis Bennis

Rest in Power, David Moberg (1943-2022)

David Moberg spent his long, illustrious career covering the labor movement from the perspective of workers.

Don Rose

Feature

"Revolutionary Suicide": On the Horrors of Jonestown

"Dad—I see no way out—I agree with your decision—I fear only that without you the world may not make it to Communism." An excerpt from a letter found on the body of Jim Jones.

David Moberg

Labor

Organizers Look Back on Labor Notes 2022

A whopping 4,000 union workers and activists attended the Labor Notes conference in Chicago this year to share strategies and report on the status of the rising labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez