The Wisconsin Idea

Feature
After U of Chicago Cop Shoots Undergrad, Students Say It’s Time to Defund and Disarm Campus Police
Police shot student Charles Thomas last week while he was in the grips of an apparent mental health crisis.
Alex V. Hernandez

Labor
Here’s Why Teachers Are Prepared to Defy Arizona’s Anti-Strike Laws
Sarah Lahm

Feature
Trump Doesn’t Care About Civilian Deaths. Just Look at Yemen.
For three years, the United States has backed a brutal Saudi-led war on Yemen, and ordinary people are paying the price.
Shireen Al-Adeimi

Viewpoint
Tariffs Aren’t the Best Way To Protect U.S. Steelworkers. Global Solidarity Is.
Defending workers' rights will mean standing with fellow laborers in China and the Global South. Trump's tariffs aren't the answer.
Katy Fox-Hodess

Viewpoint
A Pro-Union Case for Steel Tariffs
United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard on how tariffs could benefit American workers.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Viewpoint
How Tariffs Are Playing Into Trump’s Xenophobic Agenda
Trump's anti-China protectionism and "free trade" neoliberalism are both dead ends. To confront multinational corporate power, the answer is global solidarity.
Tobita Chow

Labor
How Privatization Sparked the Massive Oklahoma Teacher Uprising
Valerie Vande Panne

Culture
From Harriet Tubman to Black Panther
An artist speaks on heroism in the Black community.
Madiha Hussaini

Feature
Bombs Aren’t the Answer: A Case for Vigorous Diplomacy in Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen
The latest escalation in Syria underlines the need for political, not military, solutions.
Stephen R. Weissman
