The Wisconsin Idea

ViewpointRural America

The U.S. Dairy System Is in Crisis and Exporting More Milk to Canada Won’t Fix It

U.S. farm policies are bad for dairy farmers, cows, customers and the climate. We shouldn’t try to defeat Canada’s dairy system—we should learn from it.

Niaz Dorry

Biden's Plan to Permanently Seize Afghan Assets Set to Cause Untold Suffering

"I can't think of a worse betrayal of the people of Afghanistan than to freeze their assets and give it to 9/11 families," said one person whose brother was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Jon Queally

Labor

1 in 4 Temp Workers Reports Wage Theft, New Survey Finds

In an industry plagued with poverty pay, job insecurity and deceptive recruitment practices, temp workers have scant protections.

Amy Qin

Feature

What Moderna Reveals About the Cruel Absurdity of "Innovation" Under Pharmaceutical Monopolies

South African scientists spent 8 months reinventing the wheel while Moderna withheld patent information.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

U.S. Militarism Is a Cause of Tension in Eastern Europe, Not a Solution

The United States backing Ukraine raises tension with Russia and is another move to feed into the military-industrial complex.

Khury Petersen-Smith

How Targeting Programs to Poor People Leaves Out Poor People

Some centrist Democrats are pushing to make the expanded Child Tax Credit means-tested. In practice, that often means restricting benefits for the very people who need it most.

Jim Pugh

Rural America

The Gentrification of the Rural West

What happens to a working-class town when developers put a resort where the sawmill used to be?

Ryanne Pilgeram

Labor

A Landmark Bill Would Outlaw Bosses Cutting off Healthcare to Striking Workers

Employers regularly eliminate healthcare benefits as a strike-breaking tactic. A bill just introduced in Congress seeks to finally end this practice.

Indigo Olivier

Labor

The Supreme Court Has Long Been Anti-Worker. This Is Biden’s Chance to Change That. 

To fulfill his promise of being a “pro-union president,” Biden should choose a justice who has shown a commitment to defending workers’ rights.

Moshe Z. Marvit