The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Too Big to Jail

Switzerland and the European Union have reined in bankers. So why can't the U.S.?

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

The Myth of the Overpaid Public Worker

David Moberg

Feature

House of Cards and the Liberal Imagination

The Netflix series' cynicism shouldn’t be mistaken for considered political critique.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Labor

Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down

Michelle Chen

‘Let’s Run Amok in This Pit’: For Anne Scargill, The Fight Goes On

Kari Lydersen

Service Strike May Bring Campus to Screeching Halt

Ian Becker

Labor

Top Democrats Differ On Ending Subminimum Wage For Workers With Disabilities

Mike Elk

Feature

Labor and Allies, Surprised By Obama’s $9 Minimum Wage Proposal, Scramble to Coordinate

The president wants $9, Congressional Democrats want $10.10--but everyone's optimistic.

Mike Elk

Comics

Tar Sands

Jeff Danziger