The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Who Would Want to Grow Old Only to Grow Poor?

Seniors are increasingly in debt and facing financial crises at levels not seen since the Great Depression. The mass movement that fought for seniors 100 years ago under the banner of the Townsend Plan could be a model for solving the growing crisis now.

Eleni Schirmer

InvestigationGoodman InstituteEn Español

Los escuadrones de muerte persiguiendo a los defensores del medio ambiente

Por todo el mundo, las fuerzas gubernamentales atacan a los activistas medioambientales con impunidad—y con el apoyo de Estados Unidos.

Alessandra Bergamin

LaborViewpointPalestine

Unions Demanding an End to Israel Military Aid Is a Welcome Escalation

While the Biden administration uses rhetorical tricks and delay tactics, labor unions are pressuring the White House to end the war by embracing an increasingly popular demand: “not one more bomb.”

Adam Johnson

ViewpointElection 2024

J.D. Vance’s Appalachian Graveyard

The Republican VP nominee’s politics of blame were never meant to help the working class.

Elizabeth Catte

ViewpointRural America

Utah’s Development Plans Threaten My Navajo Homeland

Tribes came together to win federal protection for Bears Ears. Now, the state of Utah could undermine the monument.

Mark Maryboy

ViewpointPalestineElection 2024

An Untold History of Joe Biden's Support for Israel

Documents reviewed in Delaware and New York give insight into how, starting early in Biden's political career, his positions appear to have significantly changed as his relationships strengthened with a growing pro-Israel lobby.

Branko Marcetic

ViewpointPalestine

The Congressional Black Caucus Should Boycott Netanyahu's Speech to Congress

Many Black members of Congress boycotted Netanyahu’s speech to Congress in 2015. They should do it again to protest the Israeli-led genocide in Gaza.

Khury Petersen-Smith

ViewpointPalestineElection 2024

Biden, Harris, Gaza and the Student Debt Smoke Screen

President Biden has made appearances to be aligned with left-wing activists on student debt cancelation while holding back on his power to deliver it. How will Vice President Harris now approach the issue?

Braxton Brewington and Yousef Aljamal

Interview

“It’s a system that’s rigged. It’s messed up, and we’re the ones that have to bear that burden."

At a jubilee in Leimert Park, Debt Collective spoke with residents from across Los Angeles about their debts. What we found was solidarity and resistance.

Maddy Clifford