The Wisconsin Idea

InvestigationGoodman Institute

Jeff Bezos’s Corporate Takeover of Our Lives

How Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit is squeezing us all—and what we can do about it

David Dayen

Labor

Did You Get a Text Inviting You to a Picket Line? It Might Be from Bernie Sanders.

Jeff Schuhrke

Feature

Hold the Applause. Biden’s Climate Plan Is Mostly Fluff.

Biden avoids taking on the fossil fuel industry by relying on vague promises and unproven technologies.

Dayton Martindale

Labor

Forget Sex Strikes—We Need a Real Strike for Abortion Rights

Tatiana Cozzarelli

Feature

Why Nancy Pelosi Needs to Sue the Trump Administration Over the Yemen War

Peace activists are urging lawmakers to step up their efforts to end the war.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

Feature

The DNC’s New Finance Chair Embodies Everything the Left Hates About the Democratic Establishment

It’s not just his past criticisms of Bernie Sanders: Chris Korge has a long history of undermining the party’s progressive wing.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

What Makes Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Bill So Progressive

The legislation, expected to be signed into law by the governor, takes steps towards rectifying the harms of the drug war.

Ramenda Cyrus

Feature

Lori Lightfoot Campaign Staffers Disappointed by Her Stance on Cop Academy

Sources close to Lightfoot’s campaign say some former staffers were disappointed by her apparent support for investment in further police training facilities.

Sabrina Gunter

Labor

American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History

Michael Arria