The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

Transgendered Behind Bars

A recent study by the San Francisco-based Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project on rape in California prisons found that 59 percent of transgender people reported being sexually assaulted in prison in 2006, compared to 4 percent of the general prison population

Lewis Wallace

Viewpoint

E-Wasting Away in China

While the media ride their new lead-painted hobbyhorse--the danger of Chinese wares--spare a thought for Chinese workers dying to dispose of millions of tons of our toxic crap

Terry J. Allen

More Mieville

Brian Cook

F.E.M.AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! RUN FOR THE HILLS!

Anna Schneider

Feature

Pirates of Private Equity

An insanely lucrative investment strategy finally faces public scrutiny

Adam Doster

Combatting—Not Dismissing—Racism

Intern

Feature

Harry Potter and the Muggle Activists

Harry Potter is filled with a childlike magic that plays out in a world whose "dark and difficult times" often mirror those of our society

Andrew Slack

Raging Bulls

Erin Polgreen

Remembering Paul Wellstone

David Moberg