The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Bill Moyers: Instead of Rebuilding America, Trump Bombs the Middle East

After Trump unleashed missiles on a Syrian airfield, members of Washington’s national security establishment and elite pundits swooned.

Bill Moyers

Labor

Union Declares Itself a “Sanctuary,” Promises to Protect All Members

Porfirio Quintano

Viewpoint

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters

Trump's budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

Union Actors and Musicians Fight Trump’s Attacks on the Arts

Bruce Vail

Labor

Defying Their Bosses’ Threats, Journalists at Gothamist, DNAinfo Say “Yes” to a Union

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Russian Dissident Masha Gessen on Why Outrage Is Not Optional

She puts her hopes in civil society and a vibrant public sphere.

Yana Kunichoff

Feature

Why the Hell Did the New York Times Just Hire a Climate Denier?

New columnist Bret Stephens writes drivel as the world burns.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Some Tribal Economies Depend on Resource Extraction, But These Days that Doesn’t Translate into Jobs

Mark Trahant

Feature

Once Again, Corporate Media Unites To Support U.S. Escalation in the Middle East

Trump's latest aggression against the Assad regime has won him fans in editorial boards nationwide.

Adam Johnson