The Wisconsin Idea

A Different Way of Doing Journalism

As an independent nonprofit, we’re answerable to our readers and no one else.

Christopher Hass

Feature

Trump Wants a Football League Where Nobody Kneels. Vince McMahon Is Making That a Reality.

McMahon’s XFL league is set to ban player protests and trample workers’ rights.

Mike Kuhlenbeck

Rural America

Wild Mares: My Lesbian Back-to-the-Land Life

Dianna Hunter

Feature

15 Years After the Invasion of Iraq, Here Are the Dems Who Just Voted for Endless War in Yemen

Senators voted today to table a measure that would withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi-led onslaught.

Sarah Lazare

Feature

Bernie Sanders’ Inequality Town Hall Proved How Far Left the Economic Debate Has Moved

Sanders’ live event brought a bold progressive economic vision to 1.7 million viewers, breaking the record of his previous town hall.

Theo Anderson

Rural America

By the Numbers: A Look at Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture

James M. MacDonald and Robert A. Hoppe

Feature

How a Scrappy Campus Union Saved Tennessee From Privatization

The Southern victory could be a blueprint for defending the public sector.

Chris Brooks and Rebecca Kolins Givan

Feature

Calling All Progressive Queers: Time To Dive Into Electoral Work

Creating a better, more Queer world takes a whole lot of door-knocking and canvassing.

Michael Collins

Labor

Can Medicare for All Be the Next $15 an Hour? It’s Up To the Labor Movement.

Michael Lighty