The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The U.S.-Trained Warlords Committing Atrocities in Afghanistan

A village alleges dozens of civilian deaths at the hands of a single U.S.-trained strongman—just one example of the “Afghan special forces” to whom the U.S. has delegated its war.

May Jeong

Viewpoint

Heed the Lesson of 1932: Only Left Unity Can Defeat the Racist Right

We have our differences, but we also have the numbers.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

After Irma, Can Private Utilities Be Trusted to Rebuild?

There’s an opportunity post-Irma to revolutionize Florida’s power supply, but Big Energy is not likely to rise to the occasion.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

Where Have All the Communes Gone?

Dusting off the dirty hippie.

Jessa Crispin

Rural America

In Rare Public Appearance, Smokey Bear Ignores Climate Change ... Just Waves

Rural America In These Times

Labor

Low Wages in Illinois: When Corporations Don’t Pay, the Public Does

Marilyn Katz

Feature

The Equifax Hacking Scandal Is a Reminder That Credit-Reporting Agencies Are Not Our Friends

The hacking of personal information reveals a much deeper problem at the heart of the credit-reporting industry.

Mark Dunbar

Feature

The Left’s Long History of Militant Resistance to Fascism

A conversation with historian Mark Bray about the origins of modern anti-fascist movements.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

The Right Wing Has a Vast, Secret Plot to Destroy Unions for Good. Here’s How to Fight Back.

Shaun Richman