The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint
Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine
Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.
Sofya Aptekar
Palestine
On Grief and Surviving Alone in Gaza
My 14-year-old niece Noor was the only survivor after an Israeli airstrike. I want the world to remember who we lost.
Yousef Aljamal
Dispatch
Teachers Try to Beat the Heat
As extreme heat rises in Orlando, Fla., teachers turn to collective bargaining to ensure comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms.
McKenna Schueler
Labor
Dispatch from the Employer Offensive: Mauser Teamsters Strike Back
Teamsters across the nation are striking to support Chicago factory workers' fight for better wages, working conditions and immigration protections.
Luis Feliz Leon
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
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