The Wisconsin Idea
Labor
National Unions Demand Release of Detained Immigrant Workers
“We have to take actions where we can show that we can win and that help overcome people’s fear.”
Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Viewpoint
How Sweeping Tariffs Came to Be and Why It Matters
Targeted tariffs could be an important part of an industrial policy tool kit—but Trump's sweeping tariff policy will harm workers, not help them.
Todd N. Tucker
Viewpoint
Trump's Tariffs Have Nothing to Do With Liberation
Trade justice demands systemic reform: binding labor rights, climate protections and democratic accountability. Trump's poorly designed tariffs offer none of that.
Iza Camarillo
LaborViewpoint
Unions as a 21st Century Anti-Fascist Force
Trump and his MAGA movement are conspiring with oligarchs to turn the U.S. into a rightwing authoritarian state. The labor movement can play a key role in fighting back.
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Culture
These Black Bookstores Are Committed to the Fight for Freedom
Featuring a new foreword by the late Nikki Giovanni and interviews with Marc Lamont Hill and rapper Noname, Prose to the People spotlights the unyielding resilience of Black bookstores.
Katie Mitchell
ViewpointPalestine
“Do Not Participate”: The Absurd Excuse Notre Dame Gave Me When They Canceled My Talk
What a tragedy when we cannot rely on universities to house our most critical conversations.
Eman Abdelhadi
ViewpointPalestine
More Than 1,800 Academics Say They Will Boycott Columbia—and the Number Is Growing
Columbia's acquiescence to Trump was disgraceful. As faculty, we demand better.
Jessica Halliday Hardie and Ajantha Subramanian
Culture
Chicago Embraces The Pillowman
With this year marking the 10th anniversary of Chicago’s Reparations Ordinance, longtime friends bring a cautionary tale to the stage.
Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel
Palestine
Land of the Unfree?
As Mahmoud Khalil’s plight shows, U.S. democracy risks dying in the darkness of detention centers.
Alberto Toscano
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