The Wisconsin Idea

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

Culture

Howard Zinn on How Karl Marx Predicted Our World Today

On the second centenary of his birth, Karl Marx remains as relevant as ever.

Howard Zinn

Viewpoint

The Wrong Way To Defend Later Abortions

We shouldn't use worst-case scenarios to justify later abortions. We should defend them unequivocally.

Bobby Walker

Labor

Chicago’s Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning

Rebecca Burns

Dispatch

Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers

The new 3-year contract with Stop & Shop protects some benefits for current employees, but also contains a two-tiered system.

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

Joe Biden Is Railing Against Hedge Fund Managers, But He Has a Long History of Courting Them

Biden may cast himself as the champion of working people, but he's seeking support from the same financial elite that he chides on the 2020 campaign trail.

Branko Marcetic