The Wisconsin Idea

Brandon Johnson Drops ShotSpotter

By fulfilling a campaign promise to end the contract with ShotSpotter, Johnson makes Chicago the largest city to cut ties with the controversial gunshot-detection company. The program could be finished as early as the end of this week.

Siri Chilukuri

LaborViewpoint

Forget Elections. Build Your Union.

Political power comes from labor power. Not vice versa.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

The War on Gaza Is a Labor Issue

Workers in the U.S. can't look away from Israel's assault on Gaza—our labor is helping fuel the war machine.

Paul Stauffer

Photo of the Crazy Mountain Range in Montana. Mountains in the distance have snow on them in the background. In the foreground is a lush, green mountain valley.

Rural America

How To Privatize a Mountain

As a wave of wealth sweeps Montana, landowners are blocking the public from public lands.

Joseph Bullington

LaborViewpoint

Donald Trump Wants to Poison the Soul of the Labor Movement

Trump is trying to court union members by saying he's a "friend" to labor—but he's actually a billionaire scab out to strip workers of their rights.

Jeff Schuhrke

ViewpointPalestineEn Español

“Ya Termine De Votar Por El Menor De Los Males. No Votaré Por Joe Biden en 2024.”

A menos de que Biden cambie drásticamente su rumbo sobre Palestina, los votantes musulmanes—votantes críticos en estados clave—no votaran por él, y los demócratas no podrán culpar a nadie más que a sí mismos.

Saqib Bhatti

PalestineInterview

Has Biden Completely Lost Michigan? Voters are “Uncommitted.”

A new campaign in Michigan is urging voters to vote "Uncommitted" in the upcoming presidential primary instead of President Joe Biden. One of the leaders of the campaign says “a vote uncommitted is a vote for humanity.”

Eman Abdelhadi and Layla Elabed

ViewpointInterview

Is Biden Letting Republicans Set the Terms of the Immigration Debate?

“We have given into the Republican narrative in such a way that we’re beginning to sound like them”: A roundtable discussion with Rep. Delia Ramirez, Heba Gowayed, Victor Narro and Carlos Rojas Rodriguez

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Una mano con forma de bandera americana agarra un alarme de espino

ViewpointInterviewEn Español

¿Está Permitiendo Biden Que Los Republicanos Fijen Los Términos Del Debate Sobre Inmigración?

“Hemos cedido a la narrativa republicana de tal manera que estamos empezando a sonar como ellos.” Una discusión con Rep. Delia Ramírez, Heba Gowayed, Víctor Narro y Carlos Rojas Rodríguez

Natascha Elena Uhlmann