The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

How Bernie Beat Polling and a Smear Campaign To Win His First National Office

Sanders faced personal attacks and was down 10 points against a moderate Republican. He won.

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

Bernie Just Laid Out a Humane Approach to Dealing with the Coronavirus. Biden Did Not.

In Sunday’s debate, Sanders made a clear-eyed case for taking the profit motive out of healthcare, while Biden railed against "revolution."

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

The Census Badly Undercounts Native Americans. In 2020, Tribal Leaders Hope to Change That

Kirsten Carlson

Viewpoint

Why Bernie Must Keep Going: It’s About Our Future

Sanders is down, but he's not out. And he can still help advance a progressive agenda for all of us.

Christopher D. Cook

Feature

A Union Nurse and Tenant Activist Eyes the New York Assembly

A conversation with Phara Souffrant Forrest.

Maximillian Alvarez

Feature

The U.S.-Taliban Deal Won’t Bring Real Peace, But It Could Reduce the Bloodshed

Withdrawing even some of the U.S. troops, planes, drones and bombers from Afghanistan will reduce the killing.

Phyllis Bennis

Labor

Unions Across America Are Screaming For Paid Sick Leave and Healthcare

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

Guess Who’s Rallying for Medicare for All? Senior Citizens

Bernie's Medicare for All proposal would also fill the coverage gaps in Medicare.

Taylor Moore

Labor

“Social Poetics” Uncovers the Poetry of Everyday Workers

Mark Novak’s new book documents how worker-written poetry promotes international solidarity among workers

Harris Feinsod