The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel Will Not Be Missed in Chicago

Emanuel will be remembered for his arrogance, impatience and disregard for regular Chicagoans.

Kari Lydersen

Labor

The Fight Against Racism Starts in the Union

April Sims

Feature

After Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Nightmare, the Next Chicago Mayor Must Embrace Reparations

Emanuel's pro-corporate policies ravaged Black and Latinx communities across Chicago. His successor will be tasked with reversing this trend.

Saqib Bhatti

Culture

Portrait of the Environmentalist as a Young Arsonist

Abby Geni's new novel, The Wildlands, explores means and ends in the fight for animal and Earth liberation.

Dayton Martindale

Labor

In a Historic Move, Los Angeles Educators Vote To Strike

Jane McAlevey

Labor

These Faculty Organizing Victories Show Labor Doesn’t Need the Courts On Its Side

Daniel Moattar

Feature

Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?

Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.

Mekdes Maryam Amare

Dispatch

Meet Mariah Parker, One of the Young, Radical Women of Color Rescuing the Democratic Party

26-year-old Mariah Parker, who won an upset victory for Athens, Georgia, county commissioner, shows how progressive Democrats can bring together the struggles for racial and economic justice.

Eli Day

Labor

The Good and the (Potentially Very) Bad in Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiation

David Dayen