The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Here’s Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Labor

Democrats have a history of empty promises when it comes to bolstering unions and workers' rights. Who can be trusted in 2020?

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

We Can’t Stop the Horrors of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Unless We Reckon With Obama’s Role

As Trump threatens sweeping raids, it's important to remember how we got here.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Feature

The Media Uses Coal Miners To Attack the Green New Deal—Then Ignores Their Pension Fight

In 34 stories about coal miners, the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico did not once cover miners' pension and healthcare demands.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

The Media Uses Coal Miners To Attack the Green New Deal—Then Ignores Their Pension Fight

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

We Have a Dental Care Crisis. Medicare for All Could Solve It.

Guaranteed dental coverage would finally put an end to the deep inequities in U.S. oral health.

Natalie Shure

Labor

Should HIV-Positive Workers Be Allowed in the Sex Industry? Some Advocates Say Yes.

Carrie Weisman

Viewpoint

Ranked Choice Voting Is On a Roll: 6 States Have Opted In for the 2020 Democratic Primary

We can get rid of the "spoiler" effect and make our elections more democratic. In fact, it's already happening in states across the country.

David Daley

Dispatch

Jewish Youth Say “Never Again” As They Protest Trump’s Concentration Camps

Activists are risking arrest during two weeks of actions in Boston, Chicago, Newark and other major cities.

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Rural America

The Bright Side of the Current Farm Crisis: An Opportunity For Change

Jim Goodman