The Wisconsin Idea

Culture
Lauren Greenfield’s Look at the Children of the New Gilded Age
The creator of The Queen of Versailles on the “hamster wheel of wanting more and more.”
Hannah Steinkopf-Frank

Labor
The Blue-Collar Hellscape of the Startup Industry
Julianne Tveten

Rural America
Why Didn’t We Listen to this Guy?: Bernie Sanders on the GOP Tax Plan and Global Oligarchy
Rural America In These Times

Culture
Building an Alternative to Capitalism From the Ground Up
A primer on the solidarity economy.
Dayton Martindale

Feature
The Tax Bill Battle Shows the Left Needs a “Single Payer of Fiscal Policy”
A conversation with Michael Kink, executive director of the Strong Economy for All Coalition.
Sarah Jaffe

Feature
Fascism in the United States Can’t Be Defeated Without a Mass Movement
A broad-front approach means drawing from a range of social movements—all those harmed by the reactionary right.
Shane Burley

Culture
Viewing the USSR Through Red-Tinted Glasses
The writings of Svetlana Alexievich cut through the fog of propaganda surrounding the Soviet Union.
Jane Miller

Feature
After the Keystone XL Approval, Here’s What’s Next for the Climate Movement
The battle is far from over—and has already transformed the way environmental campaigns are waged.
Kate Aronoff

Dispatch
Trial by Peace Circle: How a Chicago Community Is Pursuing Jail-Free Justice
West Side residents are creating alternatives to traditional, punitive courts.
Sarah Conway
