The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

A Democratic Spring: 12 Left Challengers Taking On the Party Establishment in 2018

The scattering of challenges to the Democratic establishment after Bernie Sanders’ run has become a tidal wave.

Theo Anderson

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This Mother’s Day, Mexican Moms Marched for Their Disappeared Children

Mothers are demanding the return of their missing children—and charging the Mexican state with culpability.

Chantal Flores

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It’s Time for a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Drug companies are hated for a reason—they exist to maximize profits, not make us healthier. It’s time to put them under public control.

Dana Brown and Thomas M. Hanna

Labor

I Work with Mark Janus. Here’s How He Benefits from a Strong Union.

Donnie Killen

Rural America

An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map

Emeline Posner

Labor

Colorado Teachers Are Mad as Hell—And Now They’re out on Their First Strike in Decades

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

Cynthia Nixon Was Right: New York Needs To Get with the Cannabis Equity Program

Donnell Alexander

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Is Your Job Bullshit? David Graeber on Capitalism’s Endless Busywork

In his new book, the anarchist and anthropologist looks at why almost 40 percent of us think our jobs are meaningless.

Dayton Martindale

Labor

What Today’s Anti-Trump Resistance Can Learn From a Progressive Who Won in Reagan Country

Larry Cohen