The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

A Brief History of the U.S. Government’s Targeting of Left-Wing Immigrants

Throughout U.S. history, right-wing forces have used the denial of citizenship to restrict political dissent.

Shaun Richman

LaborClimate

Why Every Job in the Renewable Energy Industry Must Be a Union Job

We need millions of union jobs that are good for both workers and the climate.

Mindy Isser

Feature

Tenants Just Won a Nationwide Eviction Ban. They're Still Fighting to Cancel Rent.

President Trump's surprise eviction moratorium is an election hail-mary. But to stave off a disastrous housing crisis, organizers say Democrats—including Joe Biden—must embrace bolder measures.

Rebecca Burns

Viewpoint

Trump Is Inciting Racist Violence in Kenosha—And Democrats Are Complicit

Democrats are failing to articulate a clear moral vision that is opposed to Trump’s ultra-racist, law-and-order politics.

Alice Herman and Emilio Leanza

Labor

In California, a “Labor Slate” Aims to Redefine the Relationship Between Unions and Politics

From union jobs to Medicare for All, this new pro-worker slate is pushing a progressive platform—and could become a model for how organized labor approaches elections.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

The Rank-and-File Push to Get Cops Out of the Labor Movement

Union members speak about why police have no place in the labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez

Dispatch

On the Cusp of a Sex Ed Revolution

Texas has its first opportunity in more than two decades to address gaps in its approach to sex ed.

Lizzie Tribone

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET: Join Bernie Sanders and Sara Nelson for a special online event

We’re moving our anniversary celebration online—and making it free for everyone.

Christopher Hass

Viewpoint

The Reconstruction-Era Legal Theory Preventing Cities and Towns from Responding to the Covid-19 Crisis

Radical times demand a radical re-conception of local politics.

Simon Davis-Cohen