The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Climate-Friendly Beef Is a Myth. Don’t Buy It.

There’s no way around it: Take on the meat industry or face ecological disaster.

Jennifer Molidor

Viewpoint

Anything Cows Can Do, Elk Can Do Better

Most sustainable food models rely on domesticated animals. They don’t need to—and shouldn’t.

Nassim Nobari

Dispatch

In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands

Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park.

Valerie Vande Panne

Feature

The Key to Tammy Baldwin’s Landslide Re-Election? Exposing Her Opponent’s Shady Ties to ALEC

Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.

Mary Bottari

Feature

The Illegitimacy of the Ruling Class

Americans are losing faith in governance by the elite.

Thea N. Riofrancos

Labor

A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops

Valerie Vande Panne

Labor

Forget Elections—Labor Needs To Get Back to Its Roots

Tom Lewandowski

Labor

Bernie to Walmart: Pay Your Workers $15 an Hour, or Else

Michael Arria

Feature

Inside Geoengineers’ Risky Plan To Block Out the Sun

Some scientists say it’s necessary to save the climate. An indigenous-led opposition says it will only save the fossil fuel economy.

Kate Aronoff