The Wisconsin Idea

ViewpointPolitics

An Authoritarian Dress Rehearsal

The spectacle of Trump’s Washington takeover may be fascist pageantry, but it’s also something more.

Alberto Toscano

Labor

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

LaborViewpoint

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.

LaborPalestineInterview

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

Departments

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

Climate

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

Departments

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

ViewpointPolitics

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

Culture

New Music from Anti-Fascist Folk Singer Woody Guthrie Released

With this reveal of 22 previously unheard songs, the Guthrie family hopes the radical messages in “Woody At Home” will inspire the next generation of protest songwriters.

Caroleine James