The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Five Things the New BLS Union Membership Statistics Don’t Tell You

Union membership is slightly on the rise—but the hope for U.S. labor’s future is far brighter than the numbers alone suggest.

Lane Windham

Palestine

The Latest Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Organizations

The Trump administration’s sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations and ICC officials are the latest chapter in a long history of attacks against advocates aiming to hold Israel and the U.S. accountable.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Sofía Verónica Montez

Labor

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Rebecca Burns and Sarah Lazare

ViewpointPolitics

No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council

The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.

Jeffrey D. Sachs

ComicsComics

I Went to Pedophile Island and All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt!

New comics from Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.

Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden

Viewpoint

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Fought for Economic Justice, Dies at 84

“His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by,” said Jackson’s family.

Jake Johnson

What We Can Learn From North Carolina’s “Moral Mondays”

As Trump intensifies his anti-democratic crackdown, North Carolina’s Moral Mondays movement offers a roadmap for organizers looking to fight back.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Viewpoint

In the Fight Against ICE, Kids Are on the Front Lines

From tear gas attacks to violent abductions, we are collectively witnessing the mass-scale abuse of children. Young people are fighting back.

Madeline Lane-McKinley

Labor

Remembering Kent Wong (1956-2025)

Wong was an educator, organizer and visionary who saw immigrants as the heart of the labor movement—long before the idea had reached the mainstream.

Gregory Mantsios