The Wisconsin Idea

Interview

Adoption Is Not a Solution to Broken Abortion Law

“An underlying factor for all of the adoptions in my study is that most mothers that I interviewed didn’t want to be relinquishing in the first place.”

Kathryn Joyce

Tennessee's Governor Subverted Police Reforms After the Killing of Tyre Nichols

State Sen. London Lamar called it “a slap in the face.” It's part of a national pattern of attacks on democracy.

Sarah Jaffe

LaborIsrael & Palestine

In an Historic Show of Labor Solidarity with Palestine, UAW Local 4811's Stand-up Strike Grows by 12,000

The academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis will join 2,000 already on strike at UC Santa Cruz.

Hannah Bowlus

Rural America

An EPA Plan to Curb Pollution Could Dump More of It Into Black Neighborhoods

A Biden Administration rule could remove "forever chemicals" from our drinking water—by incinerating them in low-income sacrifice zones.

Adam Mahoney

LaborCulture

Weaving a Feminist Movement

Women in Bengaluru are unraveling patriarchy, stitch by stitch, song by song.

Panthea Lee

Israel & Palestine

New Poll Shows Biden Risking 20% of Voters in Key Battleground States

“We found that across all five states, a critical margin of voters—roughly one in five [or more]—are less likely to vote for Biden on account of his handling of the war in Gaza.”

Christina Lieffring

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

Education in Gaza Has Been Decimated, but the Spirit of Refaat Alareer Will Prevail

The student encampments and other protests like the "Fund Education, Not Genocide" rally in Washington D.C. this week are the expressions of solidarity and activism we need.

Yousef Aljamal

Labor

In Tough Loss, the High-Profile UAW Campaign at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama Falls Short

“This is probably the most strategic and organized union busting campaign in decades,” said one Mercedes-Benz worker.

Sarah Jaffe

Departments

Prioritizing Pleasure in our Movements

Embracing joy can give insight into the type of world we want to live in—and the motivation to work toward it.

J. Patrick Patterson