The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

The 2020 Candidates Are Dodging the Reparations Question

Here's what they get wrong, and how to get it right.

Janaé Bonsu

Feature

The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror

New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.

Phyllis Bennis

Labor

How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting

Chris Brooks

Labor

Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

Larry Cohen

Labor

What People in Kentucky Coal Country Really Think About a Green New Deal

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

How the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Won Higher Wages By Playing For Free

Josh Wolf

Feature

The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.

The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight.

Sarah Lazare

Feature

As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use

The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.

Maha Hilal

Culture

Arsonists Torched Highlander’s Main Office. But You Can’t Burn Down an Idea.

Labor, civil rights and social justice activists have trained at the historic Highlander Research and Education Center for generations.

Gary Stevenson