The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

The Community Rights Movement to the New Hampshire House: Let the People Decide What’s Best

John Collins

Labor

Are You Sick? Blame Poverty.

Jesse Mechanic

Feature

Can the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Win in 2018? This Illinois Primary Could Be a Bellwether

Progressive challenger Marie Newman is hoping to shock the political establishment by unseating House Rep. Dan Lipinski, a conservative Democrat and longtime incumbent.

Daniel Moattar

Feature

This Former NFL Player Is Running on a Progressive Agenda to Flip a Red District in Texas

Former linebacker Colin Allred is hoping to take out Republican Rep. Pete Sessions by campaigning on Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and automatic voter registration. But first, he will have to win the upcoming Democratic primary.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Meet the Coalition Building a Global Union Movement Against Capitalism

Cole Stangler

Dispatch

From Sewer Socialism to Server Socialism: Appalachia’s Internet Revolution

Chattanoogans are pioneering public broadband.

Chris Brooks

Feature

How the Red Scare Shaped the Artificial Distinction Between Migrants and Refugees

Our modern-day definitions of displaced people emerged during the Cold War as a product of anti-communism.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

The Rhode Island Progressive Who Helped Make Paid Sick Leave a Reality

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Rural America

No More Fairy Tales: Why the United States Needs a Whole New Operating System

Thomas Linzey