The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike

“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter

LaborInterviewPodcast

Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

Stagnant pay and hazardous conditions have driven autoworkers at the Big Three to organize.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

"Keep the Companies Guessing": UAW "Stand-Up Strike," Explained

UAW President Shawn Fain says the union is ready to strike, using a new tactic that's a "historic first."

Jake Johnson

Viewpoint

It’s Time to Reclaim the Promise of Economic Rights in the U.S.

The fight for social democratic policies can help inspire a progressive resurgence in America. A new book provides a roadmap.

Max B. Sawicky

FeatureClimateThe Socialism Issue

New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?

We don't have to settle for neoliberal half-measures.

Liza Featherstone

Labor

Exhausted, Injured and Angry: Autoworkers Have Had Enough

Record profits should mean record pay—but that's not how it's played out at the Big Three automakers. These Ford workers have had enough.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Here's What Striking Autoworkers Are Fighting For

The Big 3 automakers have made record profits in recent years. Now, union workers are calling for big raises, an end to tiers, a shorter work week and a just transition.

Jeff Schuhrke

50 Years After the Coup in Chile, the U.S. Has Finally Declassified Documents Relating to Its Role

Following calls for transparency from progressive lawmakers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greg Casar, the State Department has declassified records around the events leading up to the violent coup in 1973.

Jake Johnson

ViewpointCulture

No Parties on a Dead Planet: It’s Time We Reimagine Burning Man

Why this ecologically devastating escapist drug party just hits differently in 2023.

Corinne Loperfido