The Wisconsin Idea

LaborInterview

“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out

Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area.

Sarah Lazare

Podcast

What’s Really Happening in Los Angeles vs. What You’re Hearing Online

Three journalists on witnessing ICE raids, protests, and police violence on the streets of Los Angeles.

Maximillian Alvarez

Culture

The Jewish Diaspora Movement

As young people break with established Jewish organizations over Gaza, a new kind of Judaism is flourishing.

Shane Burley

Feature

As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting

Tenant union members say they’ve faced threats, surveillance and retaliation from their private equity landlord, which has retained a notorious “union avoidance” firm.

Rebecca Burns and Thomas Birmingham

FeatureInvestigation

Sin escape: Dentro del sistema de casas de huespedes en Texas donde el abuso, la negligencia, y la explotación son comunes

Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.

Ottavia Spaggiari

FeatureInvestigation

Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread

As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care.

Ottavia Spaggiari

Culture

Assata Shakur’s Autobiography is the Road Map to Freedom We Still Need

The freedom fighter's complicated life calls us to test our tongues against the burning sting of truth.

Atarah Israel

Departments

The Big Idea: Municipal-Owned Grocery Stores

With rising grocery prices and increasingly sparse options, more places are considering municipal-owned grocery stores to create equitable access to food.

J. Patrick Patterson

LaborPodcast

Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities

Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.

Maximillian Alvarez