The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The Global Crackdown On BDS Is Not About Solidarity with Jews

An increasingly international campaign to tar the BDS movement as “anti-Semitic” comes as Israel’s staunchest global defenders are increasingly anti-Semites themselves.

Rachel Hodes

Labor

Hong Kong Protesters and Militant Chinese Workers Point the Way to a New Kind of Internationalism

Michelle Chen

Feature

100 Years Ago, Farmers and Socialists Established the Country’s First Modern Public Bank

North Dakota's radical history carries valuable lessons for today's public banking movement.

Thomas M. Hanna and Adam Simpson

Feature

I Went to a Climate Change Denial Conference. It Made Even Less Sense Than You’d Think.

Panelists at the Heartland Institute's Thursday gathering agree you should stop worrying about climate change. They just can't agree on why.

Christine MacDonald

Labor

The First Labor Plans of the 2020 Race Just Dropped. Here’s What to Make of Them.

Shaun Richman

Labor

Trump’s New Labor Sec Pick Eugene Scalia Is an Enemy of Working People

Meagan Day

Culture

How a Sewer Socialist City May Push Democrats Left in 2020

When presidential hopefuls arrive in Milwaukee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, they must choose whether to embrace the city’s socialist history, or run from it.

Lindsey Anderson

Viewpoint

The Protests in Puerto Rico Against Gov. Rosselló Are About Life and Death

The ongoing protests in Puerto Rico are not just about profane chat messages—they are a response to a broader crisis of violence, degradation and exploitation.

Marisol LeBrón

Labor

The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.

Rachel M. Cohen