The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Can We Have ’90s Roseanne Back, Please?

We need the old Roseanne’s working-class heroism now more than ever. We're better off with the reruns than the reboot.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

How Agrochemical Corporations Suppress Public Records and Prevent Transparency

Camille Fassett

Feature

John Bolton Isn’t Just a Hawk—He’s a War Criminal Who May Get Us All Killed

In a sane society, people like Bolton wouldn’t be allowed on television, much less put in charge of American security.

Juan Cole

Labor

Farmworkers to Wendy’s: No, We Didn’t “Exploit” #MeToo

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Keith Ellison: The Time Has Come for Medicare-for-All and a Maximum Wage

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

Kentucky Teachers Are Protesting and Walking Off the Job to Save Their Pensions—And Winning

Michael Arria

Feature

The Democratic Establishment Should Be Very Nervous After Chicago’s Primary Results

While progressives didn’t win all their races, they did show that the establishment is vulnerable and that left platforms are popular.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Trump’s Quiet Meeting with Saudi Arabia and Israel Portends a Dangerous Collision Course with Iran

An under-the radar gathering at the White House exposes troubling new drifts in U.S. foreign policy.

Phyllis Bennis

A Different Way of Doing Journalism

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Christopher Hass