The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Republicans Are Now Trying to Defund the Libraries

Claiming to protect children, Republicans are going after libraries and librarians instead of the police, gun manufacturers, and actual child sexual abusers.

Sonali Kolhatkar

ViewpointRural America

How Land Swaps Turn Public Lands into Private Playgrounds

Land exchanges, a management tool used by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, too often benefit rich landowners at the public’s expense.

Erica Rosenberg

Departments

Praxis Makes Perfect

How to stop treating politics like a spectator sport.

Dayton Martindale

Culture

From Illinois to Tennessee, Drag Performers are Resisting Anti-Trans Legislation

An explosion of bans on drag performance and gender-affirming care have surged nationwide. The community is fighting back.

Henry Hicks IV

LaborViewpoint

The War Over No Strike Clauses Has a New Front Line

In Erie, PA, Wabtec workers are poised to fight for the right to strike.

Hamilton Nolan

InterviewPodcast

UPS is Failing Women Workers. Can a Contract Change That?

Women at UPS face unique challenges on the job—and at their union halls.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Viewpoint

You Can’t Organize Alone

Political education used to happen in person. We should bring that practice back.

Keisa Reynolds

Viewpoint

The College Board’s Profiteering Should Have No Place in Public Education

The College Board is selling our students' futures. It's just business as usual under racial capitalism.

Kinjo Kiema

Viewpoint

A Billionaire Conserving Montana Is Funding the Group Bulldozing the Atlanta Forest

Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank is helping fund the forces behind Cop City.

Joseph Bullington