The Wisconsin Idea

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How Sweeping Tariffs Came to Be and Why It Matters

Targeted tariffs could be an important part of an industrial policy tool kit—but Trump's sweeping tariff policy will harm workers, not help them.

Todd N. Tucker

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Trump's Tariffs Have Nothing to Do With Liberation

Trade justice demands systemic reform: binding labor rights, climate protections and democratic accountability. Trump's poorly designed tariffs offer none of that.

Iza Camarillo

LaborViewpoint

Unions as a 21st Century Anti-Fascist Force

Trump and his MAGA movement are conspiring with oligarchs to turn the U.S. into a rightwing authoritarian state. The labor movement can play a key role in fighting back.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Culture

These Black Bookstores Are Committed to the Fight for Freedom

Featuring a new foreword by the late Nikki Giovanni and interviews with Marc Lamont Hill and rapper Noname, Prose to the People spotlights the unyielding resilience of Black bookstores.

Katie Mitchell

ViewpointPalestine

“Do Not Participate”: The Absurd Excuse Notre Dame Gave Me When They Canceled My Talk

What a tragedy when we cannot rely on universities to house our most critical conversations.

Eman Abdelhadi

ViewpointPalestine

More Than 1,800 Academics Say They Will Boycott Columbia—and the Number Is Growing

Columbia's acquiescence to Trump was disgraceful. As faculty, we demand better.

Jessica Halliday Hardie and Ajantha Subramanian

Culture

Chicago Embraces The Pillowman

With this year marking the 10th anniversary of Chicago’s Reparations Ordinance, longtime friends bring a cautionary tale to the stage.

Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Palestine

Land of the Unfree?

As Mahmoud Khalil’s plight shows, U.S. democracy risks dying in the darkness of detention centers.

Alberto Toscano

Viewpoint

Democratic Party Leaders and “Free Speech” Warriors Shrug as Trump Deports Dissidents

While the Trump administration targets hundreds over their constitutionally protected right to political speech, Democratic leadership and influential media pundits have largely stayed quiet.

Adam Johnson and Sarah Lazare