The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Despite Bernie’s Loss, Progressives Scored 3 Major Wins in Illinois. Here’s How.

Kim Foxx, Marie Newman and Robert Peters won much-watched races through sustained, longterm organizing.

Will Tanzman

Feature

Illinois Prisoners Say They Don’t Have Access to Hand Sanitizer, Cleaning Supplies or Soap

Illinois state prisons are a coronavirus time bomb, activists warn.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is a Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

A Cornered Trump Scapegoats China, Inviting Racist Violence

The right is scrambling to blame China for what Trump calls "the Chinese virus."

Tobita Chow

Feature

The Barcodes Are Coming!

Juan Caicedo

Labor

What Workers Have Already Won in the Face of Coronavirus

Mindy Isser

Viewpoint

The Right Way to Give Everyone Cash in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis

For a cash payout plan to work it must be universal, long-lasting and supplemented with other social programs.

Jim Pugh

Viewpoint

Coronavirus Demands Social Distancing and Social Movements. Here’s How To Do Both.

Even in times of social distancing, building a collective, social response to the pandemic is our only salvation.

Paul Engler

Rural America

After Years of Disinvestment, Rural Health Care Systems May Be Ill-Equipped to Cope with an Outbreak

April Simpson