The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

The Violently Killed Femmes

From Hemlock Grove to Hannibal, TV just can't get enough of dead teenage girls.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

The Axe Falls on 50 Chicago Public Schools

David Moberg

Labor

Top Democrats React to Low-Wage Federal Workers’ Strike

Mike Elk

The Verdict: Board Votes to Close 50 Chicago Public Schools

Jessica Corbett

Labor

A Budget That Tightens Belts by Emptying Stomachs

Michelle Chen

Feature

5 Wise Ideas for Syria

Don't listen to the hawks: A non-military solution is possible.

Stephen R. Weissman

Video

Bhaskar Sunkara is Fed Up with the Bloodless Wonks

Miles Kampf-Lassin

How an 82-Year-Old Nun Was Convicted of Violent Crimes of Terrorism

Fran Quigley, AlterNet

Why I Followed Rahm Emanuel to the Bathroom

Joel Handley