The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

Why Is the Biodiversity Rule for USDA Organic Certification Not Being Enforced?

Linley Dixon

Labor

Lipstick on a Gig: Why We Should Be Very Skeptical of Uber’s New “Portable Benefits” Scheme

Julianne Tveten

Labor

In a Historic First, the Chicago Teachers Union and Charter School Teachers Have Joined Forces

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Cities Scrambling to Attract Amazon Because It “Creates Jobs” Are Being Sold a Lie

David Dayen

Labor

Inside the Trump Administration’s Plan to Shrink the NLRB

Bruce Vail

Labor

Trump’s Jobs Claims in His State of the Union Speech Simply Don’t Add Up

Bryce Covert

Culture

Kara Walker and the Missing Pages of the History Books

Artist Kara Walker uses visual disruption to restore the significance of Black experiences to the Civil War’s legacy.

Micco Caporale

Feature

“We Have the People”: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s SOTU Speech

The progressive Vermont senator rebukes Trump as a compulsively dishonest bully “trying to divide us up based on the color of our skin, our nation of origin, our religion, our gender, or our sexual orientation.”

Bernie Sanders

Feature

Rep. Barbara Lee Is Boycotting Trump’s State of the Union Tonight—Here’s Why

Lee released a statement denouncing Trump's racism, lies and ties to the alt-right.

Rep. Barbara Lee