The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Fighting Anti-Queer Backlash with Citizen Archivists

Queer archivist groups like Invisible Histories and the Queer Zine Archive Project are preserving queer history and making it accessible in the face of the federal government's erasure. You can do the same.

Lindsay Eanet

LaborPolitics

The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

Kim Kelly

PodcastPolitics

Veterans Rally Against Trump Cuts

Trump is a draft dodger who spent millions on a military parade for his birthday while slashing veteran healthcare. Veterans are mad about it.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborInterview

“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out

Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area.

Sarah Lazare

Podcast

What’s Really Happening in Los Angeles vs. What You’re Hearing Online

Three journalists on witnessing ICE raids, protests, and police violence on the streets of Los Angeles.

Maximillian Alvarez

Culture

The Jewish Diaspora Movement

As young people break with established Jewish organizations over Gaza, a new kind of Judaism is flourishing.

Shane Burley

Feature

As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting

Tenant union members say they’ve faced threats, surveillance and retaliation from their private equity landlord, which has retained a notorious “union avoidance” firm.

Rebecca Burns and Thomas Birmingham

FeatureInvestigation

Sin escape: Dentro del sistema de casas de huespedes en Texas donde el abuso, la negligencia, y la explotación son comunes

Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.

Ottavia Spaggiari

FeatureInvestigation

Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread

As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care.

Ottavia Spaggiari