The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

Hey Liberal, You’re Late, but Welcome to the Local-Control Party

Thomas Linzey

Feature

How a Small City in Pennsylvania Became A White Nationalist Target

Energized by Trump, outright white supremacists are moving from the fringes into active roles in local Pennsylvania politics.

Michael Deibert

Culture

And the Oscar for Best Protest Goes To…

Awards show activism, then and now.

Joel Bleifuss

Viewpoint

We Can Fight for Gun Control Without Locking People Up

Solutions rooted in policing and prisons just contribute to a culture of violence.

Daniel Denvir

Feature

What Italy’s “Potere al Popolo” Can Teach Us About Building a Popular Party of the Left

This party is rejecting the false choice between a Europe united under the misery of austerity, or one united under the horrors of racism and bigotry.

Valentina Dallona

Labor

3 Democratic Campaigns Now Have Staff Unions. Why Not More?

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Why Progressives Need to Rethink the Rural-Urban Divide and Build a Coalition

Sarah van Gelder

Dispatch

Cooperative Banking for Black Lives

After facing decades of disinvestment and targeting by powerful financial institutions, African-American-owned credit unions could offer a way to build economic power and grow black wealth.

Valerie Vande Panne

Feature

Chicago’s Far South Side Is Finally Getting a Train—And It’s Thanks to Decades of Organizing

Residents hope the transit extension will shorten commutes and bring much-needed jobs.

Patrick Corley