The Wisconsin Idea

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Obama, There’s Still Time

To win, the president needs to stop listening to the Democratic Party elite.

Vic Fingerhut

Michiganders Fight Fracking on State Land

Maryann Lesert

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A Republican’s Rare Chance to Be a Real Leader

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie could revolutionize his party by acknowledging a simple scientific truth.

David Sirota

Labor

In Sandy’s Wake, New York’s Landscape of Inequity Revealed

Michelle Chen

Labor

At ‘Official’ Budget Hearing, Chicagoans Find Official Indifference and Empty Chairs

Kari Lydersen

Labor

Laid-Off Georgia Pacific Workers Told to Vote For GOP Rep Who Wouldn’t Fight Plant Closure

Mike Elk

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Political Parties Are Basically Bank Accounts

The flood of Wall Street money to campaigns is a threat to democracy, says one political science professor.

Sebastian Meyer

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A Third-Party Breakthrough

The Working Families Party tips a race in upstate New York.

Theo Anderson

Labor

Chicagoans Ask City Councillors To Fight Emanuel’s Cruelest Cuts

Kari Lydersen