The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Immigrants Aren’t “Taking Our Jobs”

Right-wing forces are claiming immigrants are hurting U.S.-born workers. They're wrong—here are six facts to set the record straight.

Daniel Costa and Heidi Shierholz

Israel & PalestineDepartments

“Terrorist” Rhetoric Makes Us All Less Safe

“Terrorism” is a term that lumps everyday Palestinians and Nelson Mandela in with ISIS and white supremacists. Is it time to retire it?

Dayton Martindale

Israel & PalestineComics

How Can We Get Alan Dershowitz to Shut up Forever?

New comics about Alan Dershowitz, the NYPD, COP28 and a fantastic play on The Wasteland.

Feature

Public Ownership of Housing Could Be Closer Than You Think

Forget private developers—cities and states could just build their own housing to solve the crisis. In New York, now there’s a bill to do it.

Mindy Isser

Israel & Palestine

The War on Education—in Gaza and at Home

The Right is using Palestine to further its assault on higher ed and recruit centrists to its cause.

Alberto Toscano

Brandon Johnson Drops ShotSpotter

By fulfilling a campaign promise to end the contract with ShotSpotter, Johnson makes Chicago the largest city to cut ties with the controversial gunshot-detection company. The program could be finished as early as the end of this week.

Siri Chilukuri

LaborViewpoint

Forget Elections. Build Your Union.

Political power comes from labor power. Not vice versa.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

The War on Gaza Is a Labor Issue

Workers in the U.S. can't look away from Israel's assault on Gaza—our labor is helping fuel the war machine.

Paul Stauffer

Rural America

How To Privatize a Mountain

As a wave of wealth sweeps Montana, landowners are blocking the public from public lands.

Joseph Bullington