The Wisconsin Idea

InvestigationGoodman Institute

The Catholic Church Siphoned Away $30 Million Paid to Native People for Stolen Land

Free, government-funded schools were rarely built on reservations—meaning that for many Native families, Catholic mission schools were the only option.

Mary Annette Pember

Feature

They Came to Support People Getting Out of Jail. Then They Were Attacked By Police.

Jail support outfits have not been spared police backlash.

Elizabeth King

Dispatch

“People’s Eyes Are Starting To Open”: How Covid-19 Is Driving Support for Medicaid Expansion

In North Carolina, canvassers are working to expand Medicaid—and finding a sympathetic audience amid the pandemic.

Allison Salerno

Rural America

Coronavirus Has Shown that Our Food System Is Broken. Now Is the Time to Make It More Resilient

Emma Burnett and Luke Owen

Viewpoint

My University Plans to Reopen This Summer, Based on Advice From McKinsey. That’s Terrifying.

McKinsey & Company is pushing a military-style, corporate response to the Covid-19 crisis in public higher education. What we need is an anti-racist approach.

Jeffrey Helgeson

Labor

To the Texas GOP, “Freedom of Choice” During a Pandemic Means the Freedom to Die for Profit

Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez

Dispatch

The Grassroots Efforts to Save the Lives of Immigrants Who Can’t Get Covid-19 Testing From the State

Local groups are stepping in to fill a lethal void.

Maurizio Guerrero

Feature

The Problem With Israel’s Annexation Is Its Brutality, Not Its Optics

We need strong condemnation of Israel's annexation plans, not handwringing over bad P.R.

Sandra Tamari

Labor

A Mexican Labor Lawyer Denounced U.S. Pressure to Reopen Maquiladoras. Then She Was Jailed.

Maurizio Guerrero