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The Wisconsin Idea is an independent reporting project of People’s Action Institute, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and In These Times. The Wisconsin Idea takes a closer look at the state of Wisconsin, featuring in-depth reporting on the issues facing the state’s rural communities.
Latest Stories
What the End of Amazon’s MTurk Tells Us About Today’s AI Race
Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.
Krista Pawloski
From the Green Line to the Yellow Line: A Story of Colonization in Palestine
A ceasefire was supposed to bring calm to a Gaza devastated by genocide. Instead, Israel not only continues to violate it, but now a "yellow line" has split Gaza in half and enabled even more violence.
Yousef Aljamal
When Phone Calls Are Shut Off for Prisoners
In Baxter County, Ark., a sheriff cut off phone access at the jail. The Trump administration paid attention, and the decision could have nationwide implications.
Katie Rose Quandt
“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out Workers
Six and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they've received.
Sarah Lazare
A Sweeping Reelection Victory for Shawn Fain and His Slate at UAW
Members of the United Auto Workers overwhelmingly backed another term for Shawn Fain and his United UAW slate of union candidates, showing support for his vision of a fighting labor movement.
Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter
Hot Earth Summer: How AI and Environemntal Injustice Are Shaping the End of This Month
A round-up of this month’s signs we are living in late stage capitalism.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Toledo Residents’ Lives Upended by Brent Industries Explosion
Host Maximillian Alvarez sits down with a panel of Toledo, Ohio residents to discuss the morning of the industrial disaster and life since.
Maximillian Alvarez
Welcoming To Burning Ram
Will we one day look back at America's giant pickup trucks as a gauche fad that made our streets uglier, roads deadlier and our world worse?
Jen Sorensen