The Wisconsin Idea

LaborCulture

A Beautiful Rendering of Working-Class Life, Warts and All

In his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong depicts the meeting of New England’s newer low-wage immigrant working class and its older industrial working class.

Steve Early

ViewpointCover StoryPolitics

Zohran’s Political Revolution

Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic primary shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

ViewpointCover Story

What the Left Must Learn from Mamdani

Our role on the Left is to set aside our cynicism and push through the specter of electoral losses to help set the table for our political future.

Alex Han

Culture

After Narrowly Surviving the LA Wildfires, This Recovery Center Has Become a Trans Refuge

Raging wildfires and cuts from the Trump administration haven't stopped Serenity House from providing a haven for its LGBTQ patients.

Jireh Deng

LaborPolitics

Republicans Are Attacking the “Idle” Poor, But the Real Freeloaders Are the Rich

The GOP is defending its cruel budget bill with ancient tropes about the industrious rich and “undeserving” poor. It’s time to reverse the script.

Conor Lynch

ViewpointCover Story

Zohran Mamdani, Black Voters and the Left

Looked at closely, Mamdani’s campaign shows the crucial role—and potential—of Black voters in America’s insurgent left political coalition.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

LaborClimate

The Growing Fight for Green Economic Populism

In Chicago and across the country, unions and progressive leaders are implementing policies to address the climate crisis while improving working people’s lives.

Ruthy Gourevitch and Batul Hassan

Palestine

How to Hide a Genocide

Naming Gaza's mounting famine a humanitarian crisis rather than a facet of genocide allows Western powers to continue their unshakable alliance with Israel and their rejection of all efforts to hold it accountable.

Alberto Toscano

LaborPodcast

Student Loan Payments to ICE Agents: Unpacking Trump’s “Big, Disastrous Bill”

Two activists arrested in the fight against Trump’s landmark legislation discuss the bill’s consequences, from student debt to immigration raids.

Maximillian Alvarez