The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Rideshare Drivers in California Strike for the PRO Act

A conversation with Ahmad Ibrahim Moss, a rideshare driver in San Francisco.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

As Devastating Plant Shutdown Looms in West Virginia, National Outrage Is Hard to Find

A union set to be wiped out by layoffs says politicians are missing in action.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

Biden's Invisible Border Wall

The Biden administration is expanding surveillance along the Southern border, pushing migrants into harm’s way.

Maurizio Guerrero

Feature

Is Gerrymandering Forever?

Gerrymandering guarantees undemocratic elections. Activists in Wisconsin are organizing to win an uphill battle for a fairer process.

Katjusa Cisar

LaborViewpoint

We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act

Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.

James Coleman and Nick Gonzalez

Dispatch

Social Work Students Decry SSA’s New Name After Crown Family Donation

When the military-industrial complex meets social work.

Maryum Elnasseh

Feature

How Rich Countries Can End Vaccine Apartheid

Unlike world leaders, activists saw the moral crisis coming since the start of the pandemic and quickly came up with a number of actionable plans to create equitable access to life-saving vaccines.

Natasha Hakimi Zapata

In Wisconsin, an Overzealous Hunt Decimated the Local Wolf Population

A new report shows legal and illegal killings wiped out as much as a third of the state’s gray wolf population in 2021.

Christina Lieffring and Jonathon Sadowski

Feature

"How Many More Have to Die?" Protesters March Against Vaccine Apartheid

Campaigners are targeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel—and the pharmaceutical companies she is protecting.

Indigo Olivier