The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

State of Rebellion: How California Is Taking on the Trump Administration

On immigration and other issues, the state's legislature has signaled it does not intend to cooperate with the new president.

Hannah Guzik

Rural America

Community Rights: Because Climate Conferences Won’t Stop Climate Change

Thomas Linzey

Feature

Bill Moyers: “Hidden Figures” Shows How Far We’ve Come—And Why Jeff Sessions Is Such a Threat

Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general wants to roll back progress on racial justice.

Bill Moyers

Feature

Progressives Are the New Silent Majority

Most Americans actually prefer progressive policies—so how did we get here?

Theo Anderson

Viewpoint

Does the Left Bear Any Blame for Donald Trump?

The role of progressives in the 2016 election.

James Thindwa and Kathleen Geier

Labor

Interviews for Resistance: Don’t Just March this Weekend—Strike!

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Bernie Sanders Helps Lead National Day of Action to Defend Obamacare from GOP Repeal

Protesters rally in cities nationwide, promising to fight for the long haul.

Theo Anderson

Culture

Reflections on Barack Obama: A Great and Disappointing President

Hope, change and the limits of the office.

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

DOJ: To Address “Defective” Accountability System, Chicago Must Renegotiate Police Union Contracts

The DOJ's damning report found a pattern of racism and unreasonable force, and that contract provisions hinder investigations.

Adeshina Emmanuel