The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

A Massive ICE Prison Just Reopened in Michigan

The GEO Group-run detention center has sparked civil rights concerns in a historically Black community just a few miles away.

Jacob Wheeler

ViewpointPolitics

Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party

Mamdani's NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

Hamilton Nolan

PalestinePodcast

At Columbia, International Students Face “Chilling Effects” of Trump Admin

Graduate student union members fight for their community’s safety as university administration cracks down on pro-Palestine speech.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Zohran Mamdani Is Now the Democratic Nominee—And Would Be New York's First Socialist Mayor

Mamdani is continuing a proud tradition of bringing socialist politics to New York to uplift the working class. Over a century ago, Morris Hillquit mounted a similar campaign.

Miles Kampf-Lassin and Aaron Welt

Viewpoint

End the U.S. War on Iran Now

Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are a dangerous act of war. Congress must act now to end the attacks and stop the U.S. from getting involved in another forever war.

Phyllis Bennis

HousingPolitics

Will NYC's Long-Suffering Tenants Carry Zohran Mamdani to Victory?

A close look inside the campaign that has helped turn New York City renters into a force to be reckoned with.

Thomas Birmingham

DispatchPolitics

“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor

The major protests in mid-June rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?

Luis Feliz Leon

ViewpointPalestine

Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza

Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice.

Shane Burley

Viewpoint

The U.S. Must Force Israel to End Its War on Iran

Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear special responsibility to work to end the bombing.

Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith