The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing on Protected Lands After Fires Burn Millions of Acres in 3 States

John Collins

Feature

Trump May Start Pushing a Carbon Tax. It’s a Trap.

A carbon tax at the expense of regulation is just what the fossil-fuel industry wants.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Fight for $15 and the Movement for Black Lives Join Forces on the Anniversary of MLK’s Assassination

Maha Ahmed

Feature

MLK Called for a “Radical Revolution of Values.” The Movement for Black Lives Delivers One.

50 years ago today, King blasted militarism, racism and poverty in his "Beyond Vietnam" speech. The new Beyond the Moment campaign carries forward his radical vision.

Barbara Ransby

Labor

Working for Racial Equity Is Work, Say Michigan Graduate Workers in Contract Fight

Rachel Miller and Robert Ramaswamy

Feature

Interviews for Resistance: Reproductive Justice Is About Way More Than Abortion

Access to abortion is critical, yes. But so are a whole host of other healthcare issues.

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Resister’s Digest: Sputtering Congress Takes a Break. The Resistance Gears Up.

Protests, town halls and other events are scheduled for this recess.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Trump’s Immigration Raids May Be Targeting Sanctuary Cities

Organizers see a pattern in escalating ICE raids.

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Rural America

Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Sues Towns for Trying to Protect Their Environment

Rural America In These Times