The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

Land Trusts Are a Step Toward a Step Toward a Sustainable Future for Agriculture

John Ikerd

Rural America

A New Native-Led Strategy for Fighting Keystone XL

At a June corn-planting ceremony, the Ponca Tribe took ownership of land in the pipeline’s path.

Justin Perkins

Feature

How To End the Tyranny of the Nonunion Workplace

To overcome right to work, we need rights at work.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Labor

Defending Undocumented Nannies, House Cleaners and Caregivers in Trump’s America

Brooke Anderson

Feature

Runaway Empire: Last Year, U.S. Commandos Were Deployed to 75% of World’s Countries

American Special Operations Forces are expanding globally.

Nick Turse

Feature

Bernie Sanders on Labor’s Future and Why Democratic Socialists Keep Winning

An exclusive interview with Sen. Sanders on how labor can respond to Janus, the fight to move the Democratic Party left and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

California Democrats Just Stunned Dianne Feinstein By Endorsing Her Left Challenger

On Saturday, the California Democratic Party overwhelmingly backed progressive Senate candidate Kevin de Leon over incumbent Dianne Feinstein, the latest sign yet of a tectonic shift toward the party's left flank.

Theo Anderson

Labor

Labor’s Far-Right Problem: ICE and Border Patrol Unions Cheer Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Sarah Lazare and Michael Arria

Feature

After Janus, How to Tilt the Balance of Power Back to Workers

There’s a simple fix to Janus’s “free-rider” problem.

Jessica Stites and Aaron Tang