The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

What Spurred a 98% Strike Vote by LA Teachers? Plutocrats Pushing Charter Schools

Bruce Vail

Feature

Rehabilitating a Monster: George W. Bush and the Bankruptcy of Civility Politics

On the laundering of a war criminal.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Labor

Why the Left Should Embrace Debt Forgiveness

Scott Remer

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