The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
The Left Needs Its Own Shock Doctrine for Puerto Rico
Sarah Jaffe

Feature
If the Left Wants to Win Elections, It Should Heed the Lessons of This Progressive Third Party
Left groups engaging in electoral politics today can learn from the trials, errors and successes of the Working Families Party.
Sam Lewis and Luke Elliott-Negri

Feature
The Anti-Trump Resistance Must Not Fall Into the “Good” Vs. “Bad” Immigrant Trap
With renewed focus on the DREAM Act it's important that any immigration reform benefit all undocumented people.
Organized Communities Against Deportations

Dispatch
When Green Jobs Come at the Expense of Unions
A declining Rust Belt town turned to wind power—and away from organized labor.
Yana Kunichoff

Rural America
A Rural Progressive Platform: To Fix Stuff Democrats Have to Stop Being Stupid
Anthony Flaccavento

Feature
The Movement for Single Payer Has Transformed the Healthcare Fight. The CNN Debate Was Proof.
During CNN’s Monday night debate about the Affordable Care Act, it became clear that progressives have set the terms of discussion.
Theo Anderson

Feature
How Puerto Rico Recovered Before
The island's New Deal history offers an alternative to disaster capitalism.
Kate Aronoff

Feature
The Unlikely Alliance That Could Stop Keystone and Transform the Democratic Party
Natives and ranchers are teaming up to save their water and land from corporate takeover.
Kate Aronoff

Labor
Opponents of School Privatization Are Very Worried About a New Law in Illinois. Here’s Why.
Kari Lydersen
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