The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

After the Fist Bump

The symbolism of Biden's Middle East trip is bad. But the president's actions might be even worse.

Phyllis Bennis

Rest in Power, David Moberg (1943-2022)

David Moberg spent his long, illustrious career covering the labor movement from the perspective of workers.

Don Rose

Feature

"Revolutionary Suicide": On the Horrors of Jonestown

"Dad—I see no way out—I agree with your decision—I fear only that without you the world may not make it to Communism." An excerpt from a letter found on the body of Jim Jones.

David Moberg

Labor

Organizers Look Back on Labor Notes 2022

A whopping 4,000 union workers and activists attended the Labor Notes conference in Chicago this year to share strategies and report on the status of the rising labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

A Pro-union Worker Asked Amazon for Injury Accommodations. Amazon Fired Her.

The Amazon Labor Union victory at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island was historic. But right now, as we speak, Amazon is currently in court trying to throw out the results of that election, and pro-union workers keep getting fired.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Nurses in the U.S. Are Suffering "Moral Injury"

The pandemic and staffing crisis have left healthcare workers with invisible wounds.

Kari Lydersen

Cover StoryInvestigationGoodman Institute

In Small-Town Georgia, A Broken Taillight Can Lead to Spiraling Debt

Reforms to curb predatory private probation haven’t worked.

Nick Barber

Labor

Starbucks Union Files Labor Complaint Claiming Store Closures Are Retaliation

The coffee chain has announced it’s closing 16 stores, including some that have recently unionized. Workers say it’s coercion against labor organizing.

Maxwell Parrott

Labor

America Is Breaking the Bargain It Made For Labor Peace

The right wing is starving the government of its ability to guarantee worker rights. Will we let them get away with it?

Hamilton Nolan