The Wisconsin Idea

ViewpointElection 2024

The Power of Dumb

In the Second Trump Era, don't expect reality to be realistic.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborPodcast

Teachers Union Staff Faced An Unexpected Labor Adversary—The Union That Employs Them

The National Education Association is the largest union in the country—so large that its 350 employees have a union of their own, and had to fight for a fair contract.

Mel Buer

ViewpointElection 2024

Don't Despair, Organize

Our job on the left is to translate outrage over Trump's agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

LaborPodcast

A Rank-And-File Voice: Labor Poet George Fish

An interview with an Indianapolis-based writer, poet, Kroger produce-stocker, and active member of the UFCW Local 700.

Mel Buer

Culture

Love, Life and Revolution

An excerpt from former Palestinian prisoner Wisam Rafeedie’s autobiographical novel <i>The Trinity of Fundamentals</i>.

Wisam Rafeedie

ViewpointElection 2024

What’s The Deal With The Latine Vote?

The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like immigration status, race and class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders and within our own communities.

Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo

Election 2024

In States Across the Country, Voters Chose to Take On Inequality

In the 2024 election, voters passed ballot initiatives to tax the rich, fund long term care and provide paid leave.

Sarah Anderson

LaborPodcast

Seven Unions Demand An End to US Military Aid to Israel

As the genocide of Palestinians continues, millions of American workers called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the US-backed siege of Gaza.

Maximillian Alvarez and Mel Buer

Consolidation Threatens to Rip ‘Service’ Out of Postal Service

Unlike other public services that are perennially on the chopping block, USPS already gets zero tax dollars. Yet a string of right-wing politicians, Donald Trump among them, have called for privatizing it.

Alexandra Bradbury