The Wisconsin Idea

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Will Romney Really Create 12 Million Jobs? Ask Sensata Workers

Bain Capital's outsourcing of 170 jobs at Sensata Technologies indicates Romney's true opinion of American workers.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

Chicagoans Give Rahm Emanuel Poor Grades

Kari Lydersen

Pussy Riot Prisoners Sent to Soviet-Era Camps

Sarah Cobarrubias

15 ‘Dream Defenders’ Arrested Outside Presidential Debate

Jacob Marshall

Change.org Quietly Changing Course

Lindsay Beyerstein

“Rape Cops” Dispute Official Misconduct Charges

Lindsay Beyerstein

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The Blue-Green Jobs That Romney Ignores

The Clean Water Act puts the lie to Mitt Romney's refrain that the government doesn't create jobs.

David Moberg

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Fighting Voter Suppression

The battle for a basic civil right continues to rage.

Brentin Mock

Finishing the Civil War

Peter Frase