The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

How to Avoid Another Monster Like Trump

It's not enough to denounce the storming of the Capitol. Where Trump brought death and American carnage, Democrats now need to deliver real economic relief.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Viewpoint

Equating White Nationalists and "Left Radicals" Is What Got Us Here in the First Place

Media outlets and politicians are baselessly claiming the pro-Trump crowd was made up of "socialists," "anarchists," and "antifa." Here's why that's so dangerous.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

America Is Built to Feed Us Poison

Delusional mobs storming the Capitol are just a byproduct of the American way.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

The Lesson from Georgia? Democrats Need to Forget the Bosses and Deliver for Working People.

The surprise success of Warnock and Ossoff shows the path to victory lies in offering direct material benefits to the working class.

Natalie Shure

Viewpoint

If Biden Wants to Turn the Page From Trump, He Should Support Palestinian Freedom. Here Are 2 Immediate Steps.

Biden brings a career-long history of supporting Israel's aggression against Palestinians. That must end now.

Dima Khalidi

Viewpoint

The “Disloyal Opposition” Storms the Capitol

The Republican Party has abandoned the role of "loyal opposition" to wage war against democracy.

Michael McKeon

Labor

The Labor Movement Hasn't Won Anything Yet

It looks like Democrats will win control of the Senate. But total political victory gets you nothing except permission to start the real work

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

Protesters at Biden Philly HQ Demand Student Debt Relief on Day One

"Biden owes this city," say Philadelphia activists

Mindy Isser

Labor

Chicago Teachers Are Considering a Strike Amid Pandemic Surge

With Covid cases rising, the Chicago Teachers Union and its allies are resisting Mayor Lightfoot's plan to force educators back into the classroom—and could walk off the job.

Jeff Schuhrke