The Wisconsin Idea

Feature
Black Farmers Sow the Seeds for the Future
A century after the height of Black farming, young land stewards pick up the plow.
Randi Love

Departments
A New Era of Digital Dissidence in Cuba
A decade later, Cuban dissidents have taken to the Internet, finding a new voice and audience.
Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

DispatchRural America
Farmers Reject Nicor's Pipe Dream
Residents of the historic Black farming community of Pembroke, Illinois want an energy upgrade—but they want renewables, not fossil fuels.
Zoe Pharo

Viewpoint
The Billionaire Side Hustle That Inequality Created
An easy income stream is open to anyone who can pay the entry price. (You can't.)
Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint
The “Great Resignation” Is Just Hype
The solution to Biden’s economic problems is simple: spend more money to fuel the recovery.
Max B. Sawicky

Labor
South Korea Will See a Massive Labor Uprising on January 15
Workers, farmers and the urban poor, battered by the pandemic, are demanding labor protections and structural reforms.
Minju Bae

Climate
What's Missing in Don't Look Up? A Real Call to Climate Action.
The new Netflix hit offers a searing satire, but its website's action steps are wanting.
Mitch Jones

Labor
Happy Birthday Jeff Bezos, You Bum
A cold, angry party for an absent billionaire.
Hamilton Nolan

ViewpointRural America
How to Live with the New Predator that Stalks the West
Unwilling to share the landscape with grizzlies, wolves and other predators, the U.S. exterminated most of them. With wildfire, we don’t have that option.
Pepper Trail
