The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Required Viewing: 2011’s Top Political Films

From The Black Power Mixtape to Werner Herzog's Into the Abyss, here's what you need to watch now.

Michael Atkinson

Viewpoint

It’s the Stupid Republicans, Stupid

Progressives shouldn't be shy about mobilizing voters around singe-issue passions.

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

Weekly Workers’ Round-Up: IKEA Workers Unionize, and NH Becomes New Front in Public-Sector Fight

Patrick Glennon

Labor

Partial Victory Bittersweet for Laid-Off Bakery Worker at Center of Class-Action Suit

Kari Lydersen

Obama Administration Stands Up To the Bishops, Finally

Lindsay Beyerstein

Viewpoint

A Case of Strategic Debasement

What the infamous Marine urination video teaches us about war and the U.S. military.

Gregory D. Foster

Study: Higher Taxes Lead to Better Quality of Life for Children

Alyssa Meza

Viewpoint

Our Selective Definition of Bigotry

There's unacceptable racism, and then there's acceptable racism.

David Sirota

Labor

The Right to Be Healthy: Supreme Court Weighs Sick Leave for State Workers

Michelle Chen