The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

We Shouldn’t Need an Earthquake to Know Sanctions Don’t Work

Sanctions are an instrument of war, not an alternative to it.

Phyllis Bennis

Feature

Norfolk Southern Donated $100,000 to Cop City

Activists uncovered a donation from the rail company behind the East Palestine disaster to a campaign raising money for the controversial police training facility in Atlanta.

Hannah Bowlus

LaborViewpoint

Unions Safeguard Workers’ Sweat Equity

To protect the time and labor that workers put into in their workplaces, unions help secure investments in infrastructure that sustain jobs for years to come.

Tom Conway

One Year Later, There’s No End in Sight to the Baby Formula Shortage

Many store shelves remain bare as the private and government response struggles to produce results and federal aid dries up. For parents of color most of all, it’s been a year of pain and panic.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Viewpoint

Democrats Now Have Two Jobs: Protect the Working Class and Stop the MAGA Right

Delia Ramirez, the first Latina from the Midwest to serve in Congress, on building a party by and for working people.

Delia Ramirez

Viewpoint

We Need to Cut the Military Budget, But Don’t Trust the Far Right to Do It

There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.

Phyllis Bennis

Viewpoint

In 1996, There Was Union Summer. This Year, There’s “Labor Spring.”

"Labor Spring" brings back a national teach-in on organizing to campuses across the country.

Cindy Hahamovitch, William P. Jones and Joseph A. McCartin

DispatchCulture

Slaying the Gold-Hungry Dragon

D&D players won an epic victory against corporate power. Here’s how they did it.

Rohan Montgomery

Labor

Wall Street Caused the East Palestine Crisis

Rail companies are trying to turn astronomical 45% profit margins—and no one's stopping them. An interview with railroad worker Matt Weaver.

Maximillian Alvarez