The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

The World’s Richest Just Got Extraordinarily More Wealthy—Taxing Them Doesn’t Go Nearly Far Enough

Lessening inequality isn’t the only reason to tax the super rich. We also need to decrease their political power while spending on social programs that benefit the working class.

Max B. Sawicky

LaborInterviewPodcast

“Patients should not be treated like commodities”: Baltimore Nurses Are Fighting for a Transformative First Contract

Understaffing leaves nurses pulled in multiple directions and unable to offer optimal care. These nurses are fighting to change that.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborInterviewPodcast

Flooding in Brazil Has Displaced More Than 600,000 People From Their Homes as States Slash Prevention Funding

“Underneath is this deep-seated trauma that will last for years and decades and sometimes lifetimes for people.”

Maximillian Alvarez

InvestigationGoodman Institute

The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders

Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.

Alessandra Bergamin

Departments

When transit riders refuse to just sit back

Though public transportation is a vital resource for many, governments don't always adequately invest in it. Transit rider unions can get us back on the right track.

J. Patrick Patterson

Viewpoint

Congress Is Leaving More than 1 Million Nonprofit Workers Out of Retirement Benefits

When investing in Americans’ future, Congress should not exclude nonprofit workers.

Chitra Ayar

InterviewCulture

Goodbye Julia Brings Sudan Front and Center

Director Mohamed Kordofani discusses how the film became a powerful exploration of injustice and reconciliation.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

LaborViewpoint

Keir Starmer Is Very Serious About the Status Quo

The UK's new Prime Minister, elected on July 4, won't touch the structures that helped him ascend to power—and that hold most working people in Britain down.

Sarah Jaffe

Viewpoint

"We Demand Justice": People's Tribunal Finds Marcos, Duterte and Biden Guilty of War Crimes

The Philippine government, with U.S. support, has engaged in violent, extralegal repression of activists, the tribunal found. The verdict is one step toward justice.

Wade Phillips, Chet Baughman and Azadeh Shahshahani