The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Some Economists Say Carbon Taxes Are a Silver Bullet. The Reality Is More Complicated.

A carbon tax isn't a bad idea, but by itself could be politically dangerous.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

Don’t Tax Carbon—Just Stop Digging It Up

Carbon taxes are regressive and ineffective, failing to provide the transformative change we need.

Cynthia Mellon

Feature

The Impossible Decisions Palestinians Are Forced to Make

An interview with Yousef Munayyer, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

The Government Should Write Everyone a Check—Paid for by a Carbon Tax

A carbon tax and dividend could curb greenhouse gas emissions while improving quality of life for many.

Owen Poindexter

Feature

Fearing Trump’s New Crackdown, Immigrants Are Already Forgoing Food Stamps

The Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule is having its intended effect: collective punishment of immigrant communities.

Michelle Chen

Feature

Toledo Passed a “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” To Protect Its Water. The State Is Trying to Stop It.

A local effort to protect environmental rights—of both people and nature—faces pushback from the state and industry.

Mari Margil and Ryan Dickinson

Viewpoint

Why We Always Cover Union Fights From the Perspective of Workers, Not Bosses

We've been covering the labor movement for decades. And we're not quitting.

Jessica Stites

Labor

The Answer To Burnout At Work Isn’t “Self-Care”—It’s Unionizing

Kayla Blado

Labor

What Uber and the Koch Brothers Have in Common: A Plan to Destroy Public Transit

Jeremy Mohler