The Wisconsin Idea

LaborPodcast

“ICE Messed With the Wrong Profession”: The Country’s Largest Nurses’ Union Honors Alex Pretti

In the wake of an ICU nurse’s murder by federal agents, National Nurses United has joined calls to abolish ICE.

Maximillian Alvarez

InterviewHousing

A Q&A With Cea Weaver, New York Tenants’ New Woman on the Inside

A conversation with the Zohran Mamdani-appointee on why she’s “very, very interested” in bringing collectively-bargained leases and renter-owned housing to New York City

Thomas Birmingham

LaborDispatch

Worker Organizer Abducted By Federal Agents in Minnesota

“It was just eerie to have to get in the car, drive it back to my house, knowing that I don't know when I'm going to be seeing my dad again.”

Sarah Lazare

LaborViewpoint

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too

The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.

Sarah Lazare

Investigation

ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress

Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Ethan Corey

Dispatch

The Fake Clinics Taking Over Reproductive Healthcare

As abortion clinics disappear nationwide, “crisis pregnancy centers” are transforming reproductive healthcare into a far-right fantasy—quietly collecting hundreds of millions in public funds as Medicaid faces historic cuts.

Sonia Chajet Wides

Culture

Iranian Artists Keep the Spirit of “Woman, Life, Freedom” Alive

“Raised fists, flowing scarves and bold female figures,” Rouzbehani says. “All these elements reflect the movement’s core spirit: autonomy, resistance and hope.”

Alessandra Bajec

Labor

Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE

One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.

Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz

LaborInterview

Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig

Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the January 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.

Daniel Denvir