The Wisconsin Idea
Culture
The Abolitionist of Walden Pond
Two hundred years after his birth, Henry David Thoreau is as relevant as ever.
Dayton Martindale
Feature
The Right Calls Climate Change a Leap of Faith. But Denial Is a Leap into the Abyss.
Climate change presents us with an existential challenge: Can humans muster the political will to save ourselves?
Theo Anderson
Feature
Not Your Sacrifice Zone: In Lead-Poisoned East Chicago, Residents Fight for Their Health and Homes
A public housing development was built on the site of a lead smelter. Now, residents are demanding justice.
Kaela Bamberger
Rural America
It’s Time to Talk (Again) about Sewage Sludge on Farmland
Laura Orlando
Labor
Is Guatemala the Next Uber Frontier? Taxi Drivers Say ‘Hell No’
Jeff Abbott
Viewpoint
We Have an Existential Imperative to Resist GOP Death Panels
The casualties of the war on health are real and imminent, not a hyperbolic exaggeration.
Joel Bleifuss
Culture
Sorry, Tories: Jeremy Corbyn’s Success Is a Win for the Anti-Austerity Movement
British progressives have a long fight ahead. But for now, we're breathing a collective sigh of relief.
Jane Miller
Labor
Understanding the Existential Threat Trump Poses to a Beleaguered Labor Movement
Barry Eidlin
Feature
Why Disabled People Are Putting Their Bodies on the Line to Protest Healthcare Cuts
A conversation with Bruce Darling, an organizer with disability justice group ADAPT.
Sarah Jaffe
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