The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

A&P Bankruptcy Saga Nears End, but Pain Just Beginning for Thousands of Workers

Bruce Vail

Comics

Elephant

Eric Garcia

Labor

‘There’s a Ripple Effect’: A Chicago Librarian Speaks Out About Cutbacks

Kari Lydersen

Santorum: “Liberals Are the Anti-Science Ones”

Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature

Seattle Port Strike Challenges ‘Independent Contractor’ Lie

Truck drivers in the Puget Sound shut down ports for two weeks—and begin to shift the balance of power.

David Bacon

36,000 Quebec Students Strike Over Tuition Hikes

Allison Kilkenny

Dispatch

Argentina’s Pulp Fiction: Grupo Clarín and Freedom of the Press

A new law aiming to end a media monopoly is condemned by international news outlets.

Julie Turkewitz

Viewpoint

Newt Gingrich’s Vintage Female Problem

He doesn't seem to like older women. They ought to take revenge at the ballot box.

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

Manufacturing Revival a Worthy Goal, but Obama’s Timid Plans Won’t Get Job Done

Roger Bybee