The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The Race to Replace Paul Ryan Says Everything About Party Politics in 2018

With Ryan out, Paul Nehlen, an open white supremacist, is the leading Republican, while Randy Bryce, a progressive populist, is running as a Democrat.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.

Michael Arria

Culture

A Middle America You’ll Never See in the Coastal Media

The micro-comics in John Porcellino’s From Lone Mountain show a way of life the media largely ignores.

Jessa Crispin

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