The Wisconsin Idea

Housing

Older Adults Are Fighting for Housing Justice—and They Refuse to Be Pushed Aside

Elders are turning personal housing struggles into collective action, and challenging assumptions about who leads housing justice movements.

Sandra Larson

Labor

Affordability's Key Ingredient Is Union Power

Tripling union membership would raise wages, reduce inequality and strengthen communities. Policymakers should take note.

Heidi Shierholz

Francesca Hong on What Democratic Socialism Means to Her

Hong—a Wisconsin State Assembly Member running for governor—explains her vision of progressive governance, what brought her to join Democratic Socialists of America and why “working people should have a real say in the decisions that shape their lives.”

Rep. Shaun Scott

Viewpoint

Congress Has a Responsibility to Reverse the Water Crisis It Caused in Puerto Rico

Federal neglect—and restrictive aid conditions—have broken the infrastructure meant to sustain human life in the Caribbean U.S. colony.

Coenia Sanchez

ViewpointPolitics

Make No Mistake—The Left Is on a Winning Streak

Before the votes had even been counted, some were treating the results in Michigan as a defeat for the Left. This is hard to square with the fact that well beyond Abdul El-Sayed’s win, progressives and socialists won major races.

Branko Marcetic

Molly Crabapple's Next Major Project Is With In These Times

The celebrated artist and bestselling author of Here Where We Live Is Our Country will be the magazine's first Artist-at-Large in our 50-year history.

Ari Bloomekatz

Politics

After Abdul El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan, Progressives Are Preparing for the Next Round Against AIPAC

“I’m happy to burn your money for you, and then we can get on to the business of governing,” Abdul El-Sayed said in a message to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Jake Johnson

Comics

The People Running Airlines Are Flying Private Jets

Your suffering on Summer vacation means big profits for airlines.

Jen Sorensen

Labor

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide

Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for an international day of action on October 30.

Sarah Lazare