The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
After Reports of Sweetheart Deal for Billionaire Pedophile, Calls Grow on Trump Labor Sec. to Resign
Jake Johnson

Feature
Witness: I Am On the Refugee Caravan and Saw the Tear Gas Attack. Here Are Our Demands.
A conversation with Milton Benítez, Honduran activist and host of the popular television program El Perro Amarrillo.
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Sarah Lazare

Feature
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push for a Green New Deal Is Not Just Good Policy—It’s Political Genius
By taking the demand straight to the halls of power, Ocasio-Cortez is building support for a policy that could stave off climate change and transform the economy.
Jim Pugh

Culture
China’s Digitized Abyss: YY and the Void of Online Fame
Hao Wu’s documentary People’s Republic of Desire explores the dystopia of livestream fandom.
Michael Atkinson

Feature
There’s a Clear Way for Congress to Rebuke Trump on Saudi Arabia: End U.S. Support for the Yemen War
The Senate has the chance to stop U.S. complicity in the war in Yemen, while pushing back against Trump's plans for escalated military confrontation throughout the region.
Kate Kizer

Feature
The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of
What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles."
Valerie Vande Panne

Viewpoint
We Can Fight Climate Change and Still Eat Beef
How grass-fed cattle can sequester carbon and rebuild soil.
Paige Stanley

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
