The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

50 Years Later, Lessons of Deadly Robena Mine Explosion Still Unlearned

Mike Elk

Video

Russell Brand Interviews Members of the Westboro Baptist Church

Eric Murphy

Labor

‘E-Verification’ of Mi Pueblo Workers Sparks Fear and Ire

Rose Arrieta

Occupy the Port: Demonstrators Confront Ship Carrying Walmart Goods

Ben Lorber

Feature

Zero Nuance

Kathryn Bigelow’s “apolitical” film about bin Laden’s death might as well be a video game.

Michael Atkinson

Culture

Blinded by Thrift Store Irony

It makes very little sense to characterize irony, strictly speaking, as a matter of self-presentation.

Chris Lehmann

Santa to Banks: Stop Evictions

Jacob Marshall

Feature

Truce or Dare in Colombia

Violence rages even as peace talks continue.

Jeremy Kryt

Sympathy for Nancy Lanza

Lindsay Beyerstein