The Wisconsin Idea

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Project 2025 Could Erase More Than 1.7 Million Jobs and Hike Electricity Prices By $32 Billion

A new study shows that the Republican game plan would lead to mass job losses and higher energy costs for consumers.

Yaseen al-Sheikh

Rural America

Study: Because of Pesticides, Living in Farm Towns Is as Risky as Smoking

New research shows that the pesticides used heavily by industrial agriculture contribute to inflated cancer risk in farm country, “with few areas spared.”

Shannon Kelleher

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The Unsung History of Heartland Socialism

While often overlooked, the spirit of socialism has coursed through the American Midwest ever since the movement emerged in the 19th century. It continues to animate the region’s political landscape today.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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To Win Over Working-Class Voters, Harris and Other Democrats Should Embrace Economic Populism

New research shows that the key to combating Trumpism lies in targeting economic elites.

Isaac Rabbani and Fred DeVeaux

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The Democratic Convention Failed the Palestine Movement

The Uncommitted movement made modest demands on the Democratic Party toward ending the agony in Gaza, and the party rejected them. But their demands cannot be ignored by Democratic power brokers forever.

Hadas Thier

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A "Sustainable Square Mile" Tests the Power of Biden's Billions for Climate Justice

Can $3 billion in hyperlocal funding for environmental justice create lasting change?

Adam Mahoney

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A Missed Opportunity for Kamala Harris at the DNC

In her acceptance speech, Harris chose to embrace Republican language on the economy—even if she backs a more progressive approach.

Sonali Kolhatkar

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Two Years and $300 Billion into Biden’s Climate Plan, Emissions Are Higher than Ever

Green energy and fossil fuels are rising hand in hand. The growth-based climate framework is fundamentally broken.

Peter Gelderloos

Labor

Class and Gaza Contradictions on Display at the DNC as Harris Looks to Labor to Defeat Trump

"In this struggle to compel the Democratic party, the progressive wing—along with organized labor—are making a run at the platform," says the CTU's Stacy Davis Gates.

Jacqui Germain