The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

How Russia-Obsessed Democrats Set the Stage for Trump’s Disastrous Violation of the Iran Deal

Leading Democrats have bundled their push for a tough stance on Russia with escalation towards Iran.

Michael Arria and Sarah Lazare

Rural America

Two Conversations About “Sustainable Capitalism” and “The Art of Work”

Rural America In These Times

Feature

What the Deployment of Green Berets to the Saudi-Yemen Border Tells Us About America’s Dirty War

The U.S. tries to distance itself from Saudi war crimes in Yemen—but it's always been America's war too.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

Viewpoint

Say It Ain’t Joe: Why Anointing Biden for 2020 Is a Terrible Idea

When will the Democrats learn that Americans don’t want centrism?

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

A New Model for Progressive Politics in the Heart of Deindustrialization

Bruce Vail

Labor

Homeownership Is Dead. The Future Lies in Public Housing.

Market-centric housing policies have failed and the path forward is clear: have the government create robust public housing.

Tanner Howard

Feature

Congress Wants to Give Trump a Bipartisan Blank Check for Declaring War

Presidents have been declaring war by executive fiat. A new bill to replace the AUMF would rubber stamp it.

Danny Sjursen

Culture

Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Work Couldn’t Come at a Better Time

In Barracoon, published 58 years after her death, the Harlem Renaissance writer interviews the last known survivor of a slave ship.

Lauren Michele Jackson

Labor

Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery”

Michael Arria