The Wisconsin Idea

Climate

Democratic Leaders Are Finger-Wagging Over the IPCC Report. They Should Look To Themselves.

If Democrats really heeded the warning of the IPCC report, they'd end the fossil fuel industry.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

The Political Magic of the Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan

Biden and the Democrats have put forward proposals that would finally invest in public services that help humans flourish.

Rick Perlstein

Rural America

Climate Change and Privatization Could End the Public Beach

Sea-level rise on one side and private development on the other threaten to squeeze beaches, and public access to them, out of existence.

Thomas Ankersen

Viewpoint

Nina Turner’s Loss Holds Lessons for Future Left Candidates

A flood of dark money and establishment opposition helped sink Turner’s campaign—but progressive challengers can still win if they learn from the defeat while running on a redistributive platform.

Natalie Shure

Organic Farmers Hurt by Trump Administration Hope for a 'Level Playing Field'

The Biden administration is considering reviving organic farming rules Trump killed. Now all eyes are on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as he weighs whether to bring the rule back.

Julian Emerson

Feature

Tenants Aren't Waiting for the Biden Admin to Save Them

Here's how tenant organizers are mobilizing locally to stem the housing crisis.

Annie Howard

Labor

The Pandemic Made the Divide Between Ruling and Working Class Clearer Than Ever

A conversation with world-renowned economist Richard D. Wolff.

Maximillian Alvarez

VIDEO: Factory Farming is Pushing Independent Farmers to the Edge of Extinction

Government and industry incentives have accelerated the death of the independent farm — rural residents like Kristy Allen are "literally at ground zero."

Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino and Hannah Faris

Labor

At a Massive Union Rally, the Promise of a Better South

Striking mine workers in Alabama bring together the whole wide world.

Hamilton Nolan