The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

America’s Dairy Farmers are Struggling and Unsupported

Debbie Weingarten

Labor

The Janus Decision Was Never About the First Amendment. It Was About Destroying Labor.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Feature

“A Bittersweet Victory”: MOVE Member Debbie Sims Africa on Being Released After 39 Years in Prison

Debbie is the first of the MOVE 9 to be freed from prison. But her family is still locked up.

Emily Abendroth

Labor

The Anti-Union Janus Ruling Is Going to Hit Black Women the Hardest

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

There’s a Simple Way To Neutralize Janus—If State Legislators Have the Will

Aaron Tang

Labor

Janus Is Here—But Don’t Ring the Death Knell for the Labor Movement

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

Ben Jealous’s Victory Is Proof the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Is Winning Concrete Power

Jealous's victory in Maryland shows the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party is ascendant—and that bold progressive ideas are the path to victory.

Theo Anderson

Feature

A Socialist Woman of Color Just Turned the Entire Democratic Party Upside Down

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shocking upset is the surest sign yet that the Democratic Party's future lies in its left flank—and in challenging capitalism head-on.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

A Brief Case for Cancelling All Student Loan Debt

It isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s smart economics.

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