The Wisconsin Idea

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Yes, GOP, ‘We Built It.’ But Not Alone.

The Republican Convention's theme implies--wrongly--that entrepreneurs don't rely on public help.

Marilyn Katz

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Enough With the Rape Gaffes

Bizarre rape remarks by prominent Republicans are distracting from the fundamental reasons to defend abortion

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The GOP Parties Like It’s 1984

The script of the Republican National Convention reads like a Rambo reboot, with Democrats as the villains.

Theo Anderson

Labor

Audit of Apple’s Chinese Factories Reveals Bandaid Reforms

Michelle Chen

Labor

Illinois Unions Fight Prison Closures

Kari Lydersen

Labor

Blind Activists Boycott Goodwill Over Subminimum Pay

Bruce Vail

Obama Administration Announces New Fuel Efficiency Standards

Joseph Misulonas

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The Rich Really Are Different

Silver-spooners like Romney and Ryan have never experienced real fiscal insecurity--and their policies reflect it

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Is Autism a Prenatal Parasite-Deficiency Syndrome?

Lindsay Beyerstein