The Wisconsin Idea

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The Media Must Face Up to Its Role in Inflaming a Frenzy Over Russiagate
By claiming Trump was colluding with Putin, media outlets distracted from the president’s overt crimes while escalating tensions with Russia. They should own up to their failures.
Branko Marcetic

Labor
We Won Sick Days at Macy’s—And We Did It With Style
Nichole Booker and Curtisy Bryant

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Both Chicago Mayoral Candidates Claim to Be Progressive. Here’s a Close Look Into Their Records.
Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle have each run under the “progressive” mantle. Yet their records—and conversations with movement organizers—tell a more complicated story.
Camille Erickson

Labor
Labor Law Doesn’t Apply If You’re in Prison
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

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Activists Sue LaGrange, Georgia, for Denying Water, Gas and Electricity to Undocumented Immigrants
Without a Social Security number and U.S.-issued photo ID, you can’t get basic utilities in cities across the South.
Allison Salerno

Labor
A Blow But Not Fatal: 9 Months After Janus, AFSCME Reports 94% Retention
Heather Gies

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Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Self-Serving Optimists Like Hans Rosling and Steven Pinker
There’s a reason Bill Gates loves Pinker and Rosling—their analyses obscure inequality.
Roland Paulsen

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A Healthcare Industry Built on Premature Death
On the cruelty of private healthcare corporations.
Roqayah Chamseddine

Labor
Illinois Manufacturing Workers Locked Out and Fired for One-Hour Strike
Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
