The Wisconsin Idea

LaborViewpoint

Here are the Ways the Trump Admin Is Already Trampling on Workers’ Rights

Weeks into Trump's second term, one thing is clear: billionaires are being prioritized over working people.

Margaret Poydock

Viewpoint

In the Face of Overwhelm

We owe it to each other to resist attempts to disorient, divide and distract us from the reality of government takeover by the billionaire Right.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

Comics

The Economy at Maximum Efficiency

That time Elon Musk lied about being a gamer and other comics.

Tom Tomorrow, Jen Sorensen, Michael Sweater and Kirk Anderson

LaborViewpoint

It’s Time for a United Front to Take on Billionaire Rule

The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.

Luis Feliz Leon

Departments

Big Idea: Ranked-Choice Voting

Ranked-choice elections, which allow voters to express their preference for third-party candidates without "splitting the vote," could help bring disillusioned Americans back to the ballot box.

J. Patrick Patterson

Culture

In Our Fight for Sexual Liberation, We Must Not Forget About Sex Workers

Meet the traveling queer porn festival that promotes LGBTQ rights and safer practices for sex workers.

Malachi Lily

Escaping to Altadena Only to Flee Flames

January's wildfires impact historic Black communities in Southern California.

Adam Mahoney

Culture

The Light That Lingers: Celebrating Over 30 Years of Black Filmmaking

At the Black Harvest Film Festival, storytelling becomes a terrain of resilience.

jada-amina

Dispatch

The New Yorkers Standing Behind Migrants

A mutual aid group works to equip migrants displaced from a shelter on federal land.

Luis Feliz Leon