The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

How a Trump Presidency Would Unleash Racist Violence—And Devastate the Left

The Left should take the Trump threat very seriously.

Arun Gupta

Viewpoint

More Than a Protest: Why Voting Green Counts

Jill Stein's campaign manager makes the case for a Green political revolution.

David Cobb

Culture

A Brief History of the Right’s Racist Hate: From 1885 to Trump

The road to Trumpism is paved with scapegoats.

Theo Anderson

Rural America

“They Clearly Thought They’d Bought a Slam-Dunk Pipeline”—An Interview with Winona LaDuke

John Collins

Labor

VW’s Company Union Can’t Attract Even 15 Percent of Workers

Chris Brooks

Labor

Walmart, Nike and Others Decline to Back $40 Monthly Wage Hike in Cambodia’s Garment Industry

Cole Stangler

Feature

You Must Be Kidding: The Exasperating, Never-Ending Sprawl of American Empire

6 absurd trends that show despite a Nobel Peace prize-winning president, our country's militaristic overreach grinds on.

Tom Engelhardt

Viewpoint

Should Silicon Valley Really Be Allowed To Decide What Is and Isn’t Hate Speech?

The internet is a bastion of free speech—but that's not always a good thing.

Susan J. Douglas

Feature

Inside DuPont and Monsanto’s Migrant Labor Camps

Our investigation reveals that multibillion-dollar Big Ag corporations routinely use labor recruiters who crowd migrant workers in housing riddled with health and safety violations.

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting