The Wisconsin Idea

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

Labor

Senate Democrat: Obama Caused Pension Cut on Federal Workers

Mike Elk

Labor

Berkeley Workers ‘March For Dignity’ After DHS Audit Slashes Steel Plant Workforce

Rose Arrieta

Occupy Continues to Declare Victories

Allison Kilkenny

Culture

A Hipstamatic Moment

Kodak is bankrupt. But we still crave the instant nostalgia that was once the company's hallmark.

Chris Lehmann