The Wisconsin Idea

LaborPodcast

Union Leaders Gear Up for the Long Struggle Ahead

The second Trump administration has promised to gut labor protections and endanger undocumented workers. Jimmy Williams of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades discusses the road ahead for organized labor.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Whole Foods Workers Win First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon (Updated)

Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots.

Kim Kelly

Labor

Wall Street Took Over a Vital Sign Language Service—And Started Union Busting

Workers fighting to improve video interpretation services for Deaf people face a huge obstacle: the private equity groups with a stranglehold on the market.

Sarah Lazare

FeatureCulture

Rehearsing the Future

A festival of healing justice models how we practice revolutionary care and liberation.

Panthea Lee (李佩珊)

ViewpointElection 2024

Out of the Ashes

Democratic failure gave rise to the second round of Trumpism. Collective action is the way out.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

ViewpointElection 2024

The Power of Dumb

In the Second Trump Era, don't expect reality to be realistic.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborPodcast

Teachers Union Staff Faced An Unexpected Labor Adversary—The Union That Employs Them

The National Education Association is the largest union in the country—so large that its 350 employees have a union of their own, and had to fight for a fair contract.

Mel Buer

ViewpointElection 2024

Don't Despair, Organize

Our job on the left is to translate outrage over Trump's agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

LaborPodcast

A Rank-And-File Voice: Labor Poet George Fish

An interview with an Indianapolis-based writer, poet, Kroger produce-stocker, and active member of the UFCW Local 700.

Mel Buer