The Wisconsin Idea

LaborViewpoint

Bernie Sanders to Big 3 CEOs: “It is time for you to end your greed.”

Transcript: In an explosive speech at a Detroit autoworker rally, Sanders railed against stock buybacks and called on CEOs to negotiate a fair contract.

Bernie Sanders

DispatchThe Socialism Issue

Christian Socialists Are Reclaiming Faith from the Right

For these Christians, religion is no opiate—it’s a profound call to action.

Matt McManus

A handful of cheering autoworkers hold signs reading "UAW Stand Up COLA Fair Pay Now" and "UAW Stand Up Record Profits Record Contracts."

Labor

UAW's "Element of Surprise" Strike Appears to Be Working

"We heard like everyone else at 10 p.m.," a Stellantis spokesperson says.

Sarah Lazare and Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike

“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter

LaborInterviewPodcast

Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

Stagnant pay and hazardous conditions have driven autoworkers at the Big Three to organize.

Maximillian Alvarez

Screenshot of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain in a livestream wearing a red UAW shirt, a UAW pin, and surrounded by UAW signs with demands like ?"End Tiers" and "COLA Fair Pay"

Labor

"Keep the Companies Guessing": UAW "Stand-Up Strike," Explained

UAW President Shawn Fain says the union is ready to strike, using a new tactic that's a "historic first."

Jake Johnson

Viewpoint

It’s Time to Reclaim the Promise of Economic Rights in the U.S.

The fight for social democratic policies can help inspire a progressive resurgence in America. A new book provides a roadmap.

Max B. Sawicky

In a protest crowd, a closeup on one protester holding a sign that says "Hochul: Build of Burn"

FeatureClimateThe Socialism Issue

New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?

We don't have to settle for neoliberal half-measures.

Liza Featherstone

Photograph of a worker in a red shirt holding a sign that says "Fighting for the American Dream," with other marching behind her.

Labor

Exhausted, Injured and Angry: Autoworkers Have Had Enough

Record profits should mean record pay—but that's not how it's played out at the Big Three automakers. These Ford workers have had enough.

Sarah Lazare