The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Can the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Win in 2018? This Illinois Primary Could Be a Bellwether

Progressive challenger Marie Newman is hoping to shock the political establishment by unseating House Rep. Dan Lipinski, a conservative Democrat and longtime incumbent.

Daniel Moattar

Feature

This Former NFL Player Is Running on a Progressive Agenda to Flip a Red District in Texas

Former linebacker Colin Allred is hoping to take out Republican Rep. Pete Sessions by campaigning on Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and automatic voter registration. But first, he will have to win the upcoming Democratic primary.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Meet the Coalition Building a Global Union Movement Against Capitalism

Cole Stangler

Dispatch

From Sewer Socialism to Server Socialism: Appalachia’s Internet Revolution

Chattanoogans are pioneering public broadband.

Chris Brooks

Feature

How the Red Scare Shaped the Artificial Distinction Between Migrants and Refugees

Our modern-day definitions of displaced people emerged during the Cold War as a product of anti-communism.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

The Rhode Island Progressive Who Helped Make Paid Sick Leave a Reality

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Rural America

No More Fairy Tales: Why the United States Needs a Whole New Operating System

Thomas Linzey

Dispatch

The Caribou in the Copper Mine

Mining companies seek to carve up Native lands and wildlife habitat to build a $350 million access road.

Yereth Rosen

Labor

In Freezing Chicago Winter, Protesters Stage Camp-In to Protest Unaffordable Rents

Tanner Howard