The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

The Curious Case of Carter County: How a Small Town in Montana Stopped Shrinking

On the Great Plains, these days, rural towns tend to wither. But in remote eastern Montana, one community is bucking that trend. How?

Eric Dietrich

From Farm to Table: Farmers in Solidarity with Striking Workers

Food and agriculture companies like John Deere and Kellogg’s take advantage of workers while executives rake in record salaries.

Julie Keown-Bomar

LaborDispatch

When Scabs Are a Danger to Public Health

United Metro Energy is risking an environmental catastrophe in Brooklyn as billionaire CEO John Catsimatidis stalls union negotiations.

Halsey Hazzard

Rural America

When Conservation Means Fencing Out Black Farmers

In southern Illinois, conservation groups see a chance to protect rare oak savannas. Black farmers and hunters see their way of life being bought out from under them.

Tony Briscoe

Viewpoint

Big Pharma’s Big Lie About Vaccine Patents

Companies say that sharing vaccine recipes wouldn't boost manufacturing soon enough, but now we know that's not true.

Sarah Lazare and Paige Oamek

Viewpoint

Moral Panics Work

On the poisonous inability to diagnose bullshit.

Hamilton Nolan

Expectant Parents Travel Hours for Wisconsin Midwives While in Labor

Covid-19 Exacerbates the Illinois Midwife Shortage

Emma McAleavy

Labor

Solidarity and Togetherness During These Bleak Times

A special conversation with close friends of the Working People podcast.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Grading Biden's Build Back Better Deal

What’s in the latest version of Biden and the Democrats’ massive social spending plan? Not everything progressives wanted, but more than might have been expected under a centrist president.

Max B. Sawicky