The Wisconsin Idea
Labor
Republicans Are Taking Voter Suppression to the Workplace
Shaun Richman
Feature
The Forgotten Socialist History of Martin Luther King Jr.
King believed that a multiracial working-class movement was required to overcome the failings of capitalism.
Matthew Miles Goodrich
Feature
New York City Sues Fossil Fuel Companies for 200 Years of Climate Destruction
The city is modeling how to take Big Energy to task.
Kate Aronoff
Rural America
This Is Why Carrots Cost More Than Twinkies
John Ikerd
Feature
Why We Must Not Look Away From Trump’s Attacks on Salvadoran Immigrants
While his inflammatory rhetoric dominates the news, Trump is upending the lives of 200,000 Salvadoran migrants and refugees.
Michelle Chen
Labor
Amid Freezing Classrooms, Baltimore’s Teachers Fight to Democratize City’s Schools
Ryan Harvey
Feature
In a Surprising Move, the Anti-Pipeline Movement Is Taking a Page from Hobby Lobby
Religious groups are using First Amendment arguments in efforts to stop pipelines and protect Native lands.
Ben Walker
Labor
Carrier Workers Are Livid After Facing Layoffs Despite Trump’s Promises
Bryce Covert
Feature
Meet Paula Jean Swearengin: The Progressive Who Won West Virginia’s Democratic Senate Primary
West Virginia could soon get a Bernie Sanders supporter—and coal miner's daughter—in the U.S. Senate.
Ed Rampell