The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Louisiana’s CRT Ban Continues the Long History Suppressing Black Education

Throughout history, those in power have labeled antiracist pedagogy and the education of Black people as dangerous and inflammatory.

Jesse Hagopian

ViewpointPalestine

Eric Adams Allegedly Took Bribes to Erase the Genocide That Killed My Ancestors

The mayor’s silence on the Armenian genocide mirrors his refusal to condemn Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Jesse Hagopian

Labor

Unions Are Hot—Just Ask the Chippendales

We talked with the husband-and-husband team that helped lead a groundbreaking union drive.

Kim Kelly

Viewpoint

In the Shadow of the Obama Center, Chicago Residents Fight Displacement

Investors are snapping up homes in the South Shore neighborhood, but a new tenants union is fighting back.

Fran Quigley

ViewpointElection 2024

The Warning Signs for Kamala Harris's Campaign Are Flashing Red

With only weeks left until Election Day, Harris can go from underdog to frontrunner by winning over working-class and anti-war voters.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Viewpoint

Jews and Democrats Are Not Sending Hurricanes to Kill Trump Supporters

How climate change conspiracy theories are shifting attention from systemic causes to convenient scapegoats.

Shane Burley

Culture

We Caught Up with Tkay Maidza, Akenya and Angry Blackmen to Talk About Their Sonic World Building

With summer festival season behind them, musicians Tkay Maidza, Akenya and Angry Blackmen look ahead.

DMB (D-M Brown)

LaborViewpoint

Winning Worker Rights Requires Fixing U.S. Democracy

Gerrymandering and the filibuster are holding back wage increases, the right to unionize and other benefits for workers. 

Paul Sonn

PalestineElection 2024

Black-Palestinian Solidarity in Moments of Crisis and Beyond

A year into Israel's war in Gaza, four activists working at the intersection of Black and Palestinian liberation discuss the genocide, the upcoming U.S. election and the power of international solidarity.

Nashwa Bawab