The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Chicago’s Political Revolution

Social movements ousted Rahm Emanuel. Now they’re taking on the neoliberal machine.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Dispatch

What the Yellow Vests Have in Common with Occupy

Inside the mass protests that are rocking France.

Cole Stangler

Labor

Anchor Workers Are Organizing to Become One of the First Unionized Craft Breweries in the U.S.

Alex Press

Labor

Amazon Threatens to Cancel New York City Headquarters if It Doesn’t Receive $3 Billion in Subsidies

David Dayen

Viewpoint

Tax the Hell Out of the Rich, When They’re Alive and When They’re Dead

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders each have plans to massively raise taxes on the wealthy. But there's no need to choose—we should enact them all.

Rebecca Burns

Labor

Meet the Militant Flight Attendant Leader Who Threatened a Strike—And Helped Stop Trump’s Shutdown

David Dayen

Feature

Why Is the Political Establishment So Afraid of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal?

Instead of pouring money into endless war and tax cuts for the rich, Congress now has a chance to solve the climate crisis. But devotion to the economic status quo is standing in the way.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Dispatch

Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Water Out for Migrants

“I didn’t understand that humanitarian aid was criminal,” said Zaachila Orozco.

Todd Miller

Labor

Everything You Need to Know About the General Strike that Shut Down Seattle 100 Years Ago

Cal Winslow