The Wisconsin Idea

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The Takeaway From the Impeachment Hearings: Our Constitution Has Failed

To guard against another authoritarian president we can’t impeach, we need to reform our constitution.

Chris Edelson

Labor

What Other Unions Can Learn from the Historic Gains We Won in the Chicago Teachers Strike

Jackson Potter

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From Fur to Foie Gras: Animals Are on a Winning Streak

While Trump has loosened some federal protections for animals, activists are gaining ground on the local and state level.

Andrew Schwartz

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Winning Medicare for All Will Require Taking On Powerful Interests. Here’s How We Overcame One.

The American Medical Association's decision to leave an industry-backed, anti-single payer group didn't happen on its own. It was the result of dedicated organizing to make healthcare a human right.

Connie Huynh

Rural America

As Development Destroys Habitat, Wildlife Finds Refuge on Battlefields

Todd Lookingbill and Peter Smallwood

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How the Leader of the OAS Became a Right-Wing Hawk—And Paved the Way for Bolivia’s Coup

The Organization of American States is not a neutral arbiter. Just looks at its secretary general, Luis Almagro.

Branko Marcetic

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Want More Proof of Corporate Media’s Anti-Bernie Bias? Look at MSNBC’s Democratic Debate.

During the debate and in the spin room, Sanders was treated more like an outsider than a front runner. It’s part of a broader anti-Bernie slant in the “liberal” network’s coverage.

Branko Marcetic

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Why “High Hopes” Is the Perfect Dance Song for the Buttigieg Campaign

It’s a meritocratic fantasy.

Dayton Martindale

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$44,000 for Air Ambulances, Hour-Long Rides to an ER—The High Cost of Healthcare in Appalachia

Rural hospitals are closing or downgrading at an alarming rate. That could be fatal.

Mason Adams