The Wisconsin Idea

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

Climate

Can Mayor Brandon Johnson Create a Green New Deal for Chicago?

Johnson ran on a promise to make environmental justice central to policy making. Now that he’s in office, organizers expect him to deliver.

Kari Lydersen

Last Year Was the Deadliest for Palestinians in the West Bank in Almost Two Decades. This Year Could Be Worse.

“People are running out of graves, they’re running out of space to bury people.”

Michael Veronda Hazou

Viewpoint

The Specter of a Second Nakba

The violence during Ramadan underscores how Israel's aggressive policies aim to humiliate Palestinians and threaten their existence.

Jehad Abusalim

Interview

How Chicago’s Working-Class Movement Elected Mayor Brandon Johnson

In a conversation with Jacobin, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates, city councilor Carlos Rosa, and editor and organizer Alex Han discuss how Chicago’s working-class movement elected one of its own as mayor and where that movement goes now.

Micah Uetricht

Viewpoint

Helen Gym Has Won Big for Working People

Critics claim that Helen Gym has no track record of tangible accomplishments. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

David I. Backer

InterviewPodcast

Writers Are More Powerful Than the Streaming Industry

“If we turn this career into a gig, into a hobby, the people who are going to be able to do it are the people who have generational wealth and privilege and are just doing this for fun.”

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

The WGA Strike Is More Than an Issue of Pay—it’s Part of the Battle for Diversity and Inclusion in Hollywood

For the first time in 15 years, 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2, mostly asking for higher pay and better employment terms. But that’s not the end of the story.

Jireh Deng

Police Unions Are Spitting in the Face of Solidarity

A Florida anti-union bill reminds us why we need to kick cops out of the labor movement.

Hamilton Nolan