The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Don’t Trust the Federal Reserve on Inflation

The Fed’s plan to curb inflation rests on punishing working people—when they’re the ones in need of relief.

Max B. Sawicky

Labor

The CIO Was One of the Most Successful Anti-Racism Movements in U.S. History

How industrial unionism laid the groundwork for today’s anti-racist struggles.

Michael Beyea Reagan

Labor

Women Are Taking Over the U.S. Labor Movement

The pandemic has created an opportunity for new movements in industries that haven’t organized before—movements also led by women.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Labor

Frontline Physicians in L.A. Can’t Pay Rent, So They Threatened to Strike

Medical residents and interns in LA County have kept their hospitals running while making minimum wage and struggling to pay rent. Then they overwhelmingly voted to strike and won big.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

The Elite Vote Against Their Interests, Too

The rich control our party-system and our morals.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

A Socialist Response to the End of Roe: Don’t Mourn—Organize for Reproductive Justice

Socialist feminists don’t want “choice”—we demand full abortion rights for all, without exception.

Diana Moreno

"We Just Broke a Thick-Ass Glass Ceiling": Progressive Candidates Rack Up Some Big Wins

In Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, left-wing challengers in Illinois made history, while in New York, progressive incumbents held onto their seats.

Nick Vachon

Labor

Louisiana Dollar Store Workers Can’t Control Air Conditioning in Their Own Stores

The pandemic and the inflation panic have been a boon to dollar stores, which are spreading rapidly throughout low-income areas and “food deserts,” but dollar store employees are being left behind. That’s why workers and community members are organizing.

Maximillian Alvarez

FeatureDispatch

Could Colombia Show Us a Way Out of Our Political Nightmare?

The recent election in Colombia has produced new hope for the country—and for the whole region.

John Feffer