The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Ten Predictions For the Year Ahead in Labor

Our infallible crystal ball reveals that 2022 will make workers want to holler.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

The Latest Argument Against Abortion Rights: It's Not Hard to Be a Working Mom

Experts and working moms blast the absurdity of this key argument being used to take down abortion rights.

Bryce Covert

Rural America

In Defense of Hunting

In our age of ecological collapse, hunting animals for food is as relevant as ever.

Joseph Bullington

InterviewCulture

David Graeber Is Gone, But He's Still Changing How We See History

In <i>The Dawn of Everything</i>, David Graeber delivers parting wisdom.

Jessica Stites

Labor

A Buffalo Starbucks Worker Talks About Why He Wants a Union

A conversation with Brian Murray, one of the Buffalo workers, and journalist Jordan Chariton, who recently traveled to Buffalo to speak with Starbucks workers.

Maximillian Alvarez

For These Wisconsin Farms, Eating Animals is Off The Table

Inside the uneasy rural alliances between a growing movement of animal sanctuaries and their neighbors.

Marina Bolotnikova

Labor

Columbia University Strikers Raise Hell, Saying School Plans to Illegally Replace Them

A dispute over whether the university can permanently replace striking student workers is coming to a head this week.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

The Weapons Industry Is Jubilant About Biden's Nominee for Pentagon Arms Buyer

Bill LaPlante's nomination is just the latest spin through the revolving door between the Pentagon and the military industry.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was

Donald Trump is no more of a threat to democracy than the U.S. Constitution itself.

Hamilton Nolan