The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

The Future Belongs to the Movement Sparked by Bernie Sanders

By advancing a bold left agenda and putting capitalism on trial, Sanders ignited a movement that will redefine American politics.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Dispatch

Why Alaska Native Villages Were Quick To Self-Isolate

Scarred by a legacy of colonial diseases, Alaska tribes quickly cut off the outside world.

Yereth Rosen

Feature

Bernie Sanders Started the Revolution. The Rest Is Up to Us.

Sanders has laid a path to take on corporate power and win democratic socialism.

Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht

Feature

A Scholar of Pandemics and Inequality Peers Into America’s Future

If the financial downturn proves to be intractable, "all bets are off," says scholar Walter Scheidel.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

Time to Redirect the Military Budget to Public Health

America's addiction to war, by the numbers.

Indigo Olivier

Feature

Hospital Food Workers and Janitors Are Stuck In a “Death Trap”

Overlooked workers are risking their lives to keep the healthcare system running. Now, they're fighting back.

Kari Lydersen

Labor

Exclusive Transcripts Show Disgraced UAW President Strongarmed Board To Pick His Own Successor

Chris Brooks

Feature

The Wisconsin GOP Is a Death Cult

Wisconsin Republicans show they hate democracy and Wisconsinites.

Emma Roller

Labor

Striking McDonald’s Workers Say Their Lives Are More Essential Than Fast Food

Hamilton Nolan