The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The Root Cause of the Immigration Crisis: The West’s Legacy of Violent Conquest

The Trump administration's cruel policies towards black and brown migrants stem from a long history.

James Thindwa

Culture

Turning Abandoned Gold Mines Into Wheelchair Paths

How a motley alliance of hippies and hillbillies transformed a California mining town.

Stephanie Sauer

Rural America

America’s Dairy Farmers are Struggling and Unsupported

Debbie Weingarten

Labor

The Janus Decision Was Never About the First Amendment. It Was About Destroying Labor.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Feature

“A Bittersweet Victory”: MOVE Member Debbie Sims Africa on Being Released After 39 Years in Prison

Debbie is the first of the MOVE 9 to be freed from prison. But her family is still locked up.

Emily Abendroth

Labor

The Anti-Union Janus Ruling Is Going to Hit Black Women the Hardest

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

There’s a Simple Way To Neutralize Janus—If State Legislators Have the Will

Aaron Tang

Labor

Janus Is Here—But Don’t Ring the Death Knell for the Labor Movement

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

Ben Jealous’s Victory Is Proof the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Is Winning Concrete Power

Jealous's victory in Maryland shows the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party is ascendant—and that bold progressive ideas are the path to victory.

Theo Anderson