The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

How Middle Schoolers Forced Their Administration to Stop Celebrating Indigenous Genocide

Students say their school should not be named after Alexander Ramsey, a historical figure who called for the extermination of Native Americans.

Sarah Lahm

InvestigationGoodman Institute

How Chicago’s Police Union Contract Ensures Abuses Remain in the Shadows

Activists are calling on the city to represent victims of police violence in upcoming contract negotiations.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

When Anti-Poverty Programs for Immigrants Are Used to Bolster the Surveillance State

Waqas Mirza

Rural America

Rethink This Iowa: Do Not Gut the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

John Collins

Viewpoint

The Senate GOP Healthcare Bill Is Lethal for the Poor and Elderly. The Answer Is Medicare-for-All.

The fight against the Senate's deadly healthcare bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

Labor

How Union-Busting Bosses Propel the Right Wing to Power

Shaun Richman

Feature

Reality TV’s Culture of Rape and Exploitation Extends Far Beyond The Bachelor

Contestants and workers are having traumatic experiences in an industry that lacks a standard of informed consent.

Kitty Stryker

Labor

Thousands of Haitian Workers Are on Strike Against Foreign-Owned Sweatshops

Jeff Abbott

Feature

New York Is on the Verge of Major Climate Action—But Centrist Democrats Stand in the Way

Lawmakers stalled as advocates pushed to get an ambitious climate bill through the state senate before the legislative session ended.

Kate Aronoff