The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

How Factory Farm Pollution Harms the Quality of Life in Rural Communities

Sacoby Wilson

Viewpoint

Shaming White People for Calling the Cops Is Just the First Step

Next, we have to reduce our reliance on police.

Derecka Purnell

Labor

As the Planet Warms, Can OSHA Protect Workers From Extreme Heat?

Michael Arria

Labor

“Why We Threw Mark Janus a Going Away Party—But Didn’t Invite Him”

Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint

From Italy to Hungary, the Trumps of Europe Are Rising to Power

The leader of Italy’s far right, an admirer of Trump, has suggested a “mass cleansing” of Roma.

Joel Bleifuss

Dispatch

Locking Up Immigrant Kids, Again

Our nation's past treatment of immigrant families doesn’t make the current situation any less horrifying—but we need it to inform our longterm pressure on the Democrats.

Jessica Stites

Feature

The Police Will Keep Killing Us Until We Stop Criminalizing Blackness and Poverty

The murder of Harith “Snoop” Augustus by Chicago police is the latest reminder that we must hold our elected officials accountable for upholding a system that devalues Black life.

Katelyn Johnson

Labor

These Are the Corporations Behind Trump’s Muslim Ban

Saqib Bhatti and Molly Gott

Feature

Nonunion Workers Can Save Unions. We Just Need to Reimagine How We Collect Dues.

The case for voluntary payroll deductions to donate to unions.

Shaun Richman