The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

The Food Industry’s Next Covid-19 Victims: Migrant Farmworkers

Outbreaks have begun at farms around the country, thanks in large part to crowded employer-provided housing.

Michelle Fawcett and Arun Gupta

Rural America

We Don’t Farm Because It’s Trendy: For Black Folks, Growing Food Has Long Been a Form of Resistance

Ashley Gripper

Labor

Get Ready for Janus 2.0, Which Could Devastate Labor More Than the First

Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor

There’s a Simple Solution to the Unemployment Crisis: Offer Everyone a Job

Rachel M. Cohen

Feature

Another Political Revolution in New York? Insurgent Jamaal Bowman Now Has Bernie and AOC on His Side

Bowman, a progressive insurgent, is gaining steam in his primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel. And now he has both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders behind him.

Nick Vachon

Feature

Labor Must Be Anti-Fascist and Anti-Racist

A conversation with Kooper Caraway, President of the Sioux Falls AFL-CIO and Labor Rep for AFSCME Council 65.

Maximillian Alvarez

Feature

Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Can Be Deadly, But the U.S. Won’t Regulate Police Use

Despite widespread use, chemical agents sold for police purposes aren't monitored by any federal agency.

Terry J. Allen

Feature

Texas Covid-19 Massacre

In the face of coronavirus, the nation's largest prison system refused to release prisoners or take recommended health precautions.

Marie Gottschalk

Viewpoint

“We Actually Cannot Reform This Department”: A Minneapolis Councilor on the Need to Disband Police

In an interview, Minneapolis Council Member Steve Fletcher explains why his city is moving to dismantle its police department—and what lessons other cities can take.

Michael Arria