The Wisconsin Idea

LaborPodcast
Resisting Exploitation in the Global Fishing Industry
From China to South Africa, workers are organizing to advance fishers’ rights.
Mel Buer
Podcast
Georgia Residents Left Behind After Toxic BioLab Fire
Residents of Conyers, GA affected by toxic chemical fire say the media and government have swept the incident under the rug.
Maximillian Alvarez
Black and white photo; a line of waving people stand by a train track
Feature
My Family Was Almost “Repatriated” to Mexico in the 1930s. I See It Happening Again.
The pressure to “self-deport,” driven by Trump’s threats and rising White nationalism, echoes a dark chapter of U.S. history.
Nyki Duda
Trump gestures as though he's seeing a vision, to two smiling people. A big jet looms behind him.
Feature
The Myth of Pentagon Budget Cuts
As Trump and Musk slash social spending, military spending is set to soar.
Stephen Semler and Sarah Lazare
Rural America
“There’s Going To Be Firefighters that Die Because of This, There Will Be Communities that Burn”
Firefighters warn of dire consequences from Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews.
Alex Brown
LaborDispatchSpanishEn Español
“No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE
Meses de trabajo para conocer sus derechos han hecho que el zar fronterizo de Trump se queje.
Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns
ViewpointPolitics
MAGA’s Latin American Models
Latin America offers more telling parallels for what to expect from U.S. authoritarianism—and better lessons on how to fight back.
Naomi Braine
PalestinePolitics
Sanders Moves to Block Weapons Sales to Israel
The Vermont Senator filed resolutions that would block $8.5 billion worth of offensive weapons from being used in the genocide of Palestinians.
Sharon Zhang
Viewpoint
Trump's Attack on Science Is an Attack on the Public
The Trump administration is defunding and censoring science to serve corrupt corporate interests.
Basav Sen
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