The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Why Starbucks Cares So Much About a Little Pin

A barista in Buffalo says he was fired for wearing a suicide awareness pin. Now, workers in at least seven other states are wearing it in solidarity.

Jeff Schuhrke

Rural America

After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired

A private-equity startup acquired two rural Missouri hospitals during the pandemic. In March, it suspended all hospital services.

Sarah Jane Tribble

Viewpoint

How Progressives Can Counter ‘Tough-on Crime’ Messaging

Crime plays on primal emotions. We need deep engagement to transform people's thinking.

Robert Kraig

LaborFeature

Amy’s Kitchen Workers Protested Their Working Conditions. Then They All Lost Their Jobs.

“They treat you like you’re nothing. Like cockroaches.”

Emily Janakiram

Labor

Sysco Strikers Reach a Deal

The three-week, multi-state strikes caused supply chain interruptions but drew widespread community support.

Eloise Goldsmith and Rohan Montgomery

Labor

When Unions Back Corporate Mergers, Workers Lose

The UFCW may be contemplating supporting Kroger's mega-merger. That should give every union member a sinking feeling.

Hamilton Nolan

Voters Could Help Stem the Homelessness Crisis in L.A. Next Month

A sweeping ballot initiative dubbed the “mansion tax” would raise funds to build supportive housing, provide rental assistance and implement other measures to help curb the crisis facing unhoused Los Angeles residents.

Annie Howard

Viewpoint

Barbara Ehrenreich’s Call for Socialist Feminism

“Feminism—despite all our efforts—is still largely a middle-class movement and ideology,” Ehrenreich wrote in 1984—words that are still relevant today.

Barbara Ehrenreich

Labor

Inside the Fight To Unionize Delta Air Lines

Delta is the last major airline in the US where flight attendants are not unionized. Its workers want to change that.

Maximillian Alvarez