The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
As Death Toll in Bangladesh Collapse Climbs Past 1,000, Another Factory Fire Claims 8 Lives
Michelle Chen
Noam Chomsky Helped Talk Stephen Hawking Into Boycotting Israel
Jessica Stites

How Chicago Workers Went From Occupation to Cooperative
Rebecca Burns

The Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Guide to Running in Another Party’s Safe District
Devin McCarthy

Feature
Whose Budget? Their Budget.
At their first participatory budgeting vote, 5th ward residents take $1 million in municipal funds into their own hands.
Joel Handley
Hawking Joins Boycott; Foreclosing on Wells Fargo; Cooper Union Gets Occupied
Ben Lorber

Viewpoint
FCC: Fronting For Corporations?
Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free.
Joel Bleifuss

Feature
The Military’s 40-Year Experiment
How the end of the draft made way for an 'era of persistent conflict.'
David Sirota

Labor
In Wake of West, Texas Explosion, Safety Advocates Recommend Harsher Fines
Mike Elk
