The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Sheriffs Already Have Too Much Power. Who Will Stop Them Now?

Trump hosted more White House meetings with sheriffs than any other president in U.S. history. <i>The Highest Law in the Land</i> uncovers the overlooked horrors they commit.

Raina Lipsitz

InterviewPolitics

Trump and the Rise of the Multiracial Right

Scholars Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph E. Lowndes on the plastic politics of race in today’s GOP.

Alberto Toscano

ViewpointPolitics

The Strange Bedfellows Fighting School Vouchers

In the roiling politics of so-called “school choice,” public school advocates have some unexpected allies on the Right.

Jennifer Berkshire

Palestine

As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic Freedom

Universities may sow their own demise if they continue to aid the suppression of pro-Palestine campus movements.

Heba Gowayed and Jessica Halliday Hardie

Palestine

My Search For Refaat Alareer’s Body

"I never imagined that searching for a friend’s body would become part of my daily routine for more than two weeks."

Asem Alnabih

Dispatch

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Stands Up to House Republicans

Johnson stood firm under fire in defending Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance.

Tiffany Walden

Viewpoint

No, Elon Musk, Social Security Isn’t a “Ponzi Scheme”

Right-wing billionaires have long wanted to shred the safety net. Under Trump, they’re using lies and fears over the deficit to debilitate Social Security.

Max B. Sawicky

ViewpointPolitics

Gaping at the Cult of Trump

Trump's address to Congress was a reminder that the school bullies are now in charge.

Hamilton Nolan

Politics

“The Oligarchs Can Be Beaten”: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s Speech

In his address to Congress, President Trump ignored the concerns of working people and boasted about his billionaire-run government. In a response, Bernie Sanders says while the fight for a progressive future may feel hopeless, “despair is not an option.”

Bernie Sanders