The Wisconsin Idea

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

Labor

When Janus Backfires: A Test Case In Labor Solidarity After Fair Share

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Why Every Democrat In Congress Should Support Bernie Sanders’ $15 Minimum Wage Bill

Marc Daalder