Politics & Policy
The Outside Money That Fuels the Iowa Far Right
Book bans and anti-abortion state Supreme Court judges are just some of the things that money can buy in Iowa
The Labor Department’s Program To Protect Farmworkers Is in Disarray
For 50 years, the Monitor Advocate System has set out to prevent unsafe housing, wage theft and other abuses. It now faces chronic understaffing and a lack of outreach.
Five Native Groups Have Established Rights of Nature
"For Ho-Chunk, rights of nature has always been around.”
To Serve and Protect?
Enbridge pays Minnesota law enforcement agencies to arrest pipeline protesters
Wisconsin Supreme Court: A Legacy of Bad Decisions
Three cases where the Wisconsin Supreme Court thwarted democracy
Changing Rural America One County at a Time
A Wisconsin schoolteacher shares her strategy for turning out progressive voters
Farmers Demand Congress Address Climate Change in the Farm Bill
Illinois growers attend the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience in Washington and lobby members of Congress
What Happened to Local Self-Government?
Scott Walker kneecapped democracy in Wisconsin—it's time to fight back.
Rural America Isn’t What You Think
From “Flyover Country” to “The Heartland,” public perceptions of rural America are based on political rhetoric rather than data
How Wisconsin Can Elect a Supreme Court Justice Who Will Protect Democracy
Four reasons why engaged citizens can sway the outcome
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Through the Lens of the Super Bowl
The spring election has a chance to restore a level playing field to Wisconsin's elections
The Battle Over Religion in Public Schools
How school prayer, intelligent design, and Bible classes faded from the conservative agenda.
