The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey Wants You to Wake the F*ck Up

The Nazi-punching, union-supporting punk rocker who's setting an example in the Trump era.

Kim Kelly

ViewpointPolitics

The Secretary of All Wars

Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the “Department of War” ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts.

Alberto Toscano

ViewpointPolitics

Brad Lander on Mamdani's Win: "It’s not only on Zohran. It’s on all of us."

In an op-ed for In These Times, Lander writes that in response to looming threats from Donald Trump, "We’ve got to rise to the challenge together—as New Yorkers."

Brad Lander

Viewpoint

A New Kind of Party

The Democrats’ centrist wing suffered its latest humiliation with Andrew Cuomo’s defeat in New York City. It’s time for something new—and the victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani points the way.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

PodcastPolitics

Federal Workers Are Social Services’ First Line of Defense Suggested

The Trump administration’s Government Shutdown is meant to immiserate the workers overseeing America’s welfare state.

Maximillian Alvarez

Politics

The Dawn of a Better Day

Working-class New Yorkers topple a political dynasty and elect Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.

Luis Feliz Leon

Dick Cheney: A Profile in Impunity

The life of Cheney which brought so many to await his death.

Alberto Toscano

DispatchPolitics

A Rare and Beautiful Moment In War

Can good things happen? Last night's victory in New York City suggests they can.

Hamilton Nolan

ViewpointComics

Dick Cheney Will Be Tortured in Hell

An obituary for Dick Cheney in one frame, and other Election Day comics!

Matt Bors, Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, Mattie Lubchansky and Keith Knight