The Wisconsin Idea

ViewpointRural America

GDP: A Countdown to Doom

The numbers we use to measure the economy’s recovery from Covid also measure the rate at which we barrel into ecological catastrophe.

Joseph Bullington

Rural America

Growing food sovereignty on the shores of Lake Superior

On a small Wisconsin island, members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and volunteers provide fresh food and restore ancestral connection through gardening.

Kip Dooley

ViewpointRural America

The Time Has Come to Demolish Glen Canyon Dam

Amid a worsening drought in the Southwest, the controversial dam on the Colorado River is ceasing to serve its purpose. It’s time to tear it down.

Gary Wockner

Viewpoint

The Power Is Still Out in New Orleans After Hurricane Ida. We Need Public Control of Our Energy Systems.

The damage from Hurricane Ida is the latest reminder that the climate change era requires public ownership of infrastructure.

Thomas M. Hanna

Viewpoint

Empires Don't Last, But Their Scars Do

The Afghanistan withdrawal reteaches an old lesson about blowback to American intervention.

Joel Bleifuss

Viewpoint

What Our Cultural Elites Can't Understand About Justice

The obvious solution to the "cancel culture" panic is the one that they just can't bear.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

Afghan Activist: We All Deserve Refuge, Not Just Those Who Served the U.S.

"This was a stupid occupation and invasion where nobody received anything," says Afghan activist Nematullah Ahangosh.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Buffalo Starbucks Workers Say They Will Unionize One Store At a Time

Union elections at individual stores would be a significant labor breakthrough in the fast food industry.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

How to Make the Building Trades Work for Women

From winning maternity leave to organizing against sexual harassment, union tradeswoman are pushing for change.

Mindy Isser