The Wisconsin Idea

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

Viewpoint

Sanctions Didn't Help Cubans, Iranians or Venezuelans. They Won't Help Afghans.

Economic punishment is taking a brutal toll during the pandemic.

Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Labor

High Rise Window Cleaners, Immune to Fear, Enter Second Week of Strike

Minneapolis workers are fighting for safety standards in a risky industry.

Hamilton Nolan