The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

A New Kind of Party

The Democrats’ centrist wing suffered its latest humiliation with Andrew Cuomo’s defeat in New York City. It’s time for something new—and the victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani points the way.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

PodcastPolitics

Federal Workers Are Social Services’ First Line of Defense Suggested

The Trump administration’s Government Shutdown is meant to immiserate the workers overseeing America’s welfare state.

Maximillian Alvarez

Politics

The Dawn of a Better Day

Working-class New Yorkers topple a political dynasty and elect Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.

Luis Feliz Leon

Dick Cheney: A Profile in Impunity

The life of Cheney which brought so many to await his death.

Alberto Toscano

DispatchPolitics

A Rare and Beautiful Moment In War

Can good things happen? Last night's victory in New York City suggests they can.

Hamilton Nolan

ViewpointComics

Dick Cheney Will Be Tortured in Hell

An obituary for Dick Cheney in one frame, and other Election Day comics!

Matt Bors, Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, Mattie Lubchansky and Keith Knight

Politics

Democrats Rack up Key Wins to Buck Trump

These are 10 of the most important decisions voters made on November 4, 2025.

Thomas Birmingham, Luca GoldMansour, Atarah Israel and Arman Deendar

ViewpointPolitics

Zohran Mamdani Wins and It Is a Celebration of My New York

Mamdani will be New York City's first Muslim, socialist mayor. But his victory does—and should—mean much more.

Eman Abdelhadi

LaborViewpoint

Zohran Mamdani on the Night Shift for Mayor

As Election Day nears, the Democratic mayoral candidate returns to his base among New York City’s multiracial working class.

Luis Feliz Leon