The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Do We Need a Universal Basic Income? A Debate.

Getting free money from the government is popular. But would it prop up capitalism?

Matt Bruenig

Labor

Workplace Deaths Are Rising. Trump-Era Budget Cuts Could Make It Worse.

Bruce Vail

Feature

Why Abolishing ICE Is Good Climate Policy

The war on terror has unleashed unspeakable cruelty. We must not rely on its institutions to fix the climate crisis.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

Do We Need a Federal Jobs Guarantee? A Debate.

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders have all proposed a job guarantee. But would it be drudgery?

Rohan Grey & Raúl Carrillo

Labor

Do We Need a Federal Jobs Guarantee? A Debate.

Rohan Grey & Raúl Carrillo

Rural America

Recycling the Steel and Aluminum Already Here Could Take the Sting Out of Geo-Trumponomics

Daniel Cooper

Feature

In 1918, Socialist Leader Eugene Debs Gave This Speech That Landed Him in Prison

In his famous "Canton" speech, Debs declared that "The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles."

Eugene Debs

Labor

The Food Stamp Work Requirement Is a Scheme to Punish Hungry Americans

Jim Pugh

Labor

Tesla Swears It’s a Fair Employer—Yet It’s Trying to Dodge a Law That Protects Workers

Michael Arria