The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Chicago’s Other Community Organizer

Rep. Jan Schakowsky wants to solve the deficit crisis without soaking the lower- and middle-class.

David Moberg

Labor

As New Zealand Coal Mine Burns, Heat on Industry Increases

Kari Lydersen

Feature

China’s New Lost Generation

Dissidents struggle against state-induced historical amnesia.

Ryszard Gorky

Labor

Irish Unions Fight Austerity, as Economic Hopes Deflate

Michelle Chen

Labor

Gary Works to Get a GRIP on Blighted City’s Economic Future

Kari Lydersen

Culture

The End of Indie?

The difference between "mainstream" and "indie" music has almost disappeared.

Rachel Lears

Labor

Native and African-American Farmers Finally Get Their Due

Rose Arrieta

Weekly Mulch: How to Avoid Gobbling Your Way Through the Holidays

Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger -----

Culture

The Politics of a New Metropolis

Fritz Lang's newly expanded dystopian classic looks better than ever. Its vision of humanity? Not so much.

Michael Atkinson