The Wisconsin Idea

DepartmentsHousing

The Rent Is Too Damn High! Time for a Rent Freeze?

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a rent freeze policy, but what does it actually mean?

J. Patrick Patterson

Podcast

Don’t Forget the People of East Palestine

Journalists Maximillian Alvarez and Steve Mellon urge a new approach to journalism as they accept an Izzy award for their work documenting East Palestine.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborClimate

Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers

Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.

Natalie Donback

Podcast

In Conyers and East Palestine, Residents Face Lingering Effects of Chemical Disasters

From Hawai‘i to Michigan to Ohio, the residents of America’s “sacrifice zones” are comparing notes, and fighting for justice together.

Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointPolitics

Antifa Everywhere

As Trump revives the war on terror against domestic opposition, what does antifascism mean?

Alberto Toscano

Viewpoint

There Should Be No Debate. Corporations Should Pay More Taxes.

As Chicago's budget standoff continues, the issue of whether corporations should pay more taxes to support the public good should not be contentious.

Elizabeth Todd-Breland

Comics

In 2026, Kristi Noem Will Eat a Dog on Live Television

New comics with predictions for the new year and the introduction of MurderKorp, a startup "connecting customers with ordinary people willing to murder someone for them."

Emily Flake, Jen Sorensen, Rob Rogers and Kendra Wells

Podcast

Inside the Fight To Unionize California’s Climbing Gyms

The Touchstone Climbing community unionized five gyms, but now the challenge is demanding a fair contract.

Mel Buer

Podcast

Privatize USPS? Mail Carriers Have a Better Idea

After battling for a fair contract, USPS workers face the threat of privatization, which they warn will harm all Americans.

Mel Buer