The Wisconsin Idea

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“I Think I’m Done Striving”: Delia Cai Against the American Dream

After writing her debut novel, the Central Places author turns her ambitions to her community

Jireh Deng

LaborFeature

Les travailleurs de Iowa peuvent-ils affronter le géant de la viande, Tyson?

Les travailleurs essentiels qui ont eu un éveil de conscience pour améliorer leurs conditions de vie pendant la pandémie se battent maintenant pour un syndicat.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Starbucks Union Workers Have a New Strategy to Win a First Contract

After over a year of delays, workers are done waiting on Starbucks to bargain in good faith—so they’re calling the company’s bluff by holding regional in-person bargaining meetings.

Saurav Sarkar

Viewpoint

The Left Case for the Trillion Dollar Coin

Gimmick? Maybe. Path out of the debt ceiling mess? Absolutely.

Maurice BP Weeks

LaborInterviewPodcast

A Nationwide UPS Strike Could Be Weeks Away

“[A strike] could capture the imagination of people who want a union, but want to join something that they feel is fighting for them.”

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Viewpoint

Bernie and Brandon Endorse Biden. What's the Takeaway?

This shows what two hardnosed progressives believe they need from a national governing coalition.

Max Elbaum

Viewpoint

Helen Gym Lost, But Philly’s Progressive Movement Isn’t Going Anywhere

Gym may not have emerged victorious in the mayoral primary, but the labor-left coalition that powered her campaign has emerged as a formidable political force.

Mindy Isser

Cover StoryInvestigationGoodman Institute

The Young Miners Dying of “An Old Man’s Disease”

Black lung is completely preventable. And it's on the rise again.

Kim Kelly

Interview

“Chicago Is Leading the Way in Advancing a Real Political Alternative”

Brandon Johnson was inaugurated as Chicago mayor on Monday. What makes the Chicago working-class movement that elected him so different is its willingness to wage audacious fights over protecting and expanding public goods that seem unwinnable.

Micah Uetricht