The Wisconsin Idea

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
Child in wheelchair
Feature
School's Open. But What About the Year That I, And Other Disabled Students, Lost?
A 10-year-old reflects on remote learning challenges as we head into a new academic year.
Freyja Christian and Aimee Christian
Viewpoint
Progressives Now Hold the Cards in Congress
The budget standoff revealed a new power balance in the Democratic Party.
Nick Vachon
Viewpoint
Billionaires Need to Get on Board With More Taxes or Expect the Pitchforks
The super-rich have made a killing off of the pandemic. It’s time to tax the hell out of them to pay for programs that serve the working class.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Feature
Education Shouldn't Be A Debt Sentence
My debt is symptomatic of capitalism. It should be canceled.
Nick Marcil
Feature
Military Contractor CACI Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Is Hurting Its Profits. It's Funding a Pro-War Think Tank.
What CACI reveals about the feedback loop between military contractors and think tanks.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
They Rappel Down Skyscrapers to Clean Windows. And They're Going On Strike.
A conversation with Eric Crone, union steward and window cleaner who works for Columbia Building Services.
Maximillian Alvarez
Feature
I Deserve Meaningful Action From My University to Address Anti-Asian Hate
Northwestern students need more than empty statements. It's time for institutional solutions.
Allison Arguezo
Labor
Colectivo Is Now the Largest Unionized Coffee Chain in the U.S.—And More Could Follow
After months of waiting, the NLRB finally ruled that Colectivo workers have won their union.
Alice Herman
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