The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

States Can Break Up Big Banks. Here’s How.

A healthy economy has no need for mega-banks.

Dave Kamper

Labor

The Forgotten Wildcat Strikes That Swept the Country During WWI

Robert Ovetz

Viewpoint

Here’s How Blue States Can Pave the Way for Medicare for All

Democrats were elected on promises of affordable healthcare. This is what states can do even under Trump.

David Dayen

Viewpoint

Our Freshwater Emergency Is Worse Than You Think

How blue state governors can address a sprawling national water crisis.

Laura Orlando

Culture

Top 10 Strangest (and Most Beautiful) Films of 2018

The best films of the year explore the hollowness of contemporary Korean culture, faith in an era of climate change, the last frantic day in the life of a Hollywood director and more.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

We Can’t Afford to Let Nancy Pelosi Bury the Green New Deal

Incoming speaker creates climate committee with limited powers—undermining a far more ambitious initiative.

Christopher D. Cook

Feature

As Democratic Leadership Moves to Kill the Green New Deal, Cries of Betrayal

"There's a big part of the Democratic Party that's basically indifferent about the end of human civilization but paying it some lip service."

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Labor

Working-Class Journalism in the Age of Oligarchs

Barbara Ehrenreich

Labor

The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018

Rebecca Burns