The Wisconsin Idea

InvestigationGoodman Institute

Treated Like Meat: Women in Meatpacking Say #MeToo

At the world’s largest pork processing company, Smithfield Foods, workers say as long as lines are moving fast, supervisors who sexually harass them get a free pass.

Lauren Kaori Gurley

Feature

How the DCCC’s “Blacklist” Could Blow Up in the Democratic Establishment’s Face

The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski.

Natalie Shure

Culture

When We Talk About Cultural Appropriation, We Should Be Talking About Power

When the powerful appropriate from the oppressed, inequality is exacerbated.

Lauren Michele Jackson

Labor

The Corporate Media Failed to Warn Us About the Trump Admin’s Attack on LGBTQ Workers

Andy Lee Roth and Avram Anderson

Feature

The Labour Left Is Poised to Take Power If It Can Move Past One Roadblock: Brexit

The Labour Party's left flank is preparing for its best shot at governing in a generation. But the Brexit dilemma threatens to fracture the party's electorate.

Cole Stangler

Viewpoint

Only Bernie’s Green New Deal Answers Greta’s Call for Action

To fulfill the promise of the climate strikes, we need a bold policy solution.

Christopher D. Cook

Feature

Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign

The Center for a New American Security has long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism—and it's poised to play an influential role in a future Democratic administration.

Branko Marcetic

Rural America

Food Production is a Major Cause of Climate Change, but Farmers Can be Part of the Solution

Christopher Walljasper

Viewpoint

Trolls Are Sowing Discord Between Sanders and Warren Supporters

Is someone yanking your chain?

Joel Bleifuss