The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

The Real Root Cause of Central American Migration

If the Biden administration is committed to aiding the region, it must first acknowledge the destructive role of U.S. interventionism.

Amelia Frank-Vitale and Lauren Heidbrink

Viewpoint

There Is No "Border Crisis"

Discussing the border in nativist terms obscures the real crises that propel migrants to seek asylum in the United States.

Josue De Luna Navarro and Khury Petersen-Smith

Labor

Why Is the AFL-CIO Going After Its Vermont Affiliate?

David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont State Labor Council, says his organization is facing investigations and threats of further action.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

It's Time for Democrats to Pick a Side on Israeli Apartheid

As violence rages in Gaza, U.S. officials must come to the aid of the oppressed or face political consequences.

Hadas Thier

Feature

House Progressives Are Urging Democrats to Ditch the GOP and Pass a Bold Infrastructure Plan

Facing obstruction from Mitch McConnell and Republicans, a group of nearly 60 Democratic lawmakers are pushing for an investment "that truly meets this historic moment."

Kenny Stancil

Climate

When Climate Disaster and Mass Incarceration Collide

Failed responses to environmental disasters in jails are gambling with detainees’ lives.

Daniela Ochoa-Bravo

Viewpoint

Josh Hawley Has a Populist Revolt to Sell You

The Missouri senator’s new book, ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech,’ destroys the notion that any Republican is willing to rein in corporate power.

Jacob Bacharach

Viewpoint

Lies, Damn Lies, and Inflation

Austerity is about to make its political comeback.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

Audubon Society Refuses to Recognize Its Staff Union, But Employees Say Victory Is Near

After more than a year of organizing and turmoil at the top, the bird-focused nonprofit's workers are confident they will win.

Hamilton Nolan