The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Centrism Is in a Death Spiral: Our Only Hope Is to Let It Perish

While some cling to the Clinton era of the 1990s, the future belongs to a socialism for the 21st century.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

Game Over: Neither Party’s Health Care Plan Reflects Economic Reality

John Ikerd

Labor

Offshoring Solidarity: How Call-Center Workers Are Organizing Across Borders

Dan DiMaggio

Feature

The Problem With Centrism Is That It Might Get Us All Killed

Going ‘back to the center’ and curbing climate change are mutually exclusive.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Can Indiana Be the Stronghold of the Resistance? This Organizer Thinks So.

Jesse Myerson is one of many trying to build a new progressive base in the country's heartland.

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

London’s Grenfell Disaster is An Indictment of Austerity

The fire’s victims were caught in the crosshairs of public cuts and a housing crisis.

Amar Diwakar

Culture

The Frustrating Yet Beautiful Drama of “A Ghost Story”

Filmmaker David Lowery's latest is slow, but contains a few genuine spiritual ideas.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

The Police State Can Come After Trump Protesters, But It Can’t Make Them Cooperate

Facing up to 75 years in prison, 135 Inauguration Day protesters are refusing to collaborate with the prosecution.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

As Universities are Gutted, Grad Student Employee Unions Can Provide a Vital Defense

Sabeen Ahmed