The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

"The Time to Pass This Law Is Now": The Congressional Testimonies of Ady Barkan

"I needed Medicare for All yesterday. Millions of people need it today. The time to pass this law is now."

Ady Barkan

LaborViewpoint

A General Strike in 2028 Is a Uniquely Plausible Dream

The UAW's call for unions to align their contract expirations is legitimately achievable. But the work starts now.

Hamilton Nolan

Dispatch

Ohio Votes To Guarantee Abortion Rights in Its State Constitution

With the victory on Issue 1, abortion rights advocates are on a 7-and-0 ballot measure winning streak since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

Grace Panetta, The 19th

Feature

How Chicago Took a Major Step Toward Tackling the City's Housing Crisis

In a victory for Mayor Brandon Johnson's agenda, City Council members approved a referendum on the Bring Chicago Home ordinance that will ask voters if the city should enact a progressive real estate tax to confront homelessness.

Kari Lydersen

Exclusive: UAW President Shawn Fain on How the Auto Workers Won and What’s Next

Fain talks with Steven Greenhouse about a unified working class, new organizing, battery plants, Biden and Trump.

Steven Greenhouse and Shawn Fain

PalestineInterview

Democrats Cannot "Have Double Standards": An Interview With State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

Rashid, the first Palestinian in the Illinois General Assembly, talks with Nashwa Bawab about Gaza, Biden, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and the settler attack on his childhood home of Turmusaya.

Nashwa Bawab

DispatchRural America

Don't Pave Paradise

A West Virginia community rallied to stave off the destruction of Cacapon Resort State Park by private developers. Will it last?

Ellie Heffernan

LaborPalestine

The Next Target for Protests Against Israel: Ports

Hundreds of protesters took action at ports in Oakland and Tacoma to try and stop the Cape Orlando's progress. Meanwhile, dockworkers in Barcelona called for a cease-fire and announced they would not work on ships carrying weapons.

Kim Kelly

ViewpointPalestine

Here are 3 Ways the U.S. Media Tries to Justify Israel’s Attacks on Civilians in Gaza

From the use of terms such as “human shields,” “terror tunnels” and “Hamas strongholds,” media outlets are covering for Israel’s devastating bombing campaign on Palestinians.

Adam Johnson