The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Organizing Against Police Unions Has Invigorated Hollywood’s Labor Movement, Members Say
Alice Herman

Rural America
Black People Own Less of the U.S. than 100 Years Ago. A ‘Black Commons’ Could Help Reverse the Trend
Julian Agyeman and Kofi Boone

Labor
The Future of Homeless Organizing Lives on the Prettiest Street in Philadelphia
Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint
How the Trump Administration’s Small Business Protection Program Has Failed Communities of Color
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated businesses run by people of color. The Trump administration's Small Business Administration isn’t helping.
Miranda Litwak

Feature
The Coddling of the Elites
Free speech for whom, exactly?
Hamilton Nolan

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
