The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Tax the Hell Out of the Rich, When They’re Alive and When They’re Dead

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders each have plans to massively raise taxes on the wealthy. But there's no need to choose—we should enact them all.

Rebecca Burns

Labor

Meet the Militant Flight Attendant Leader Who Threatened a Strike—And Helped Stop Trump’s Shutdown

David Dayen

Feature

Why Is the Political Establishment So Afraid of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal?

Instead of pouring money into endless war and tax cuts for the rich, Congress now has a chance to solve the climate crisis. But devotion to the economic status quo is standing in the way.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Dispatch

Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Water Out for Migrants

“I didn’t understand that humanitarian aid was criminal,” said Zaachila Orozco.

Todd Miller

Labor

Everything You Need to Know About the General Strike that Shut Down Seattle 100 Years Ago

Cal Winslow

Feature

Trump Is Not an Isolationist—Just Listen to His SOTU

Trump wants to expand U.S. dominance and empire—and he has little resistance in Congress.

Gregory Shupak

Labor

Why 50,000 Garment Workers in Bangladesh Went on Strike

Saurav Sarkar

Viewpoint

Of Course Undocumented People Should Have Guaranteed Healthcare. NYC Is Making It a Reality.

New York City's universal healthcare plan is setting an important new standard for health policy in the United States.

Natalie Shure

Feature

Instead of Enriching Shareholders, These Companies Could Give 8 Million Workers a $46,000 Raise

How public companies like Nike and Apple are shifting money away from workers to the already very wealthy.

Colleen Boyle