The Wisconsin Idea

Shephard Fairey-style portrait reads "Liberan a David Huerta! Alto a las reglas de la migra". Hand pushes it into face of guardsman in fatigues in line

Labor

Trump Has Put a Target on SEIU, and the Labor Movement Is Fighting Back

The arrest of labor leader David Huerta in Los Angeles has put unions on the leading edge of resistance to mounting authoritarianism.

Luis Feliz Leon

ViewpointPolitics

Zohran Mamdani Can Become Our Generation’s Bernie Sanders

Mamdani is a young socialist politician with the potential for national appeal. But to transform New York City, he’ll have to build a wider base.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Viewpoint

The New York Times Tries to Manufacture Tension Between Mamdani and Jewish Voters That Simply Isn’t There

In the race for mayor, Zohran Mamdani is polling second with Jewish New Yorkers—but one would hardly know it reading the paper of record.

Adam Johnson

LaborPodcast

Is The Finish Line in Sight for the Country's Longest Ongoing Strike?

A conversation with three Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists on key updates in their two-and-a-half-year strike to win back their healthcare.

Maximillian Alvarez

A handful of grim-faced people raise hands in yellow shirts that say "KC Tenants" with a bull

Housing

Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win

A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.

Rebecca Burns

Dispatch

The Next Fight in the Democratic Party

Justice Democrats, the organization that backed Squad members like AOC and Ilhan Omar, has endorsed their first candidate for the 2026 cycle—Donavan McKinney.

Eli Day

PalestinePodcast

After Raids, Columbia, UMich Organizers Say “We Keep Us Safe”

As students are targeted for pro-Palestine speech, graduate unions step up with bargaining, mutual aid and political education.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Your Invitation to the Negative Coalition

They have failed, but that doesn’t mean we have won.

Alex Han

Departments

Many Evictions Are Informal or Illegal—Just-Cause Protections Can Help

When just-cause protections are in place, landlords need a valid reason, like non-payment of rent, to evict a tenant.

J. Patrick Patterson