The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Thomas Friedman’s Latest Book Is a Tour Through His Troubled, Neoliberal Mind

We read 500 pages of corporate platitudes and ungainly metaphor so you don't have to.

Chris Lehmann

Rural America

It’s 395 Years Since the First “Thanksgiving” but at Standing Rock Things Haven’t Changed

John Collins

Video

The Human Face of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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On Inauguration Day, Don’t Go to Work. Don’t Buy Anything. We Need A National Strike to Stop Trump.

A call for a national "Sick Out" on Jan. 20, 2017.

Marianne Hastings

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Seizing the Moment: 40 Years of In These Times

Pushing America Left since 1976.

Jessica Stites

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20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Survive in Trump’s America

A history professor looks to the past to remind us to do what we can in the face of the unthinkable.

Timothy Snyder

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An Indigenous Organizer at Standing Rock Speaks on Police Repression, Climate Chaos and Donald Trump

The water protectors at Standing Rock are still defiant in opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Dayton Martindale

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Why Donald Trump’s Election Moved This 19-Year-Old to Tears

A college student reacts to her first election: "We were on the precipice of breaking the glass ceiling."

Samantha Knapp

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A Q&A with Jane McAlevey: “We Can Turn This Thing Around More Quickly Than Most People Think”

The longtime labor organizer reflects on the election and talks about where we go from here.

Kate Aronoff