The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
Naomi Klein: Why the Revolution Must Be Led By Ordinary People, Not Celebrities
When they go low, we rise up.
Sarah Jaffe
Viewpoint
Even by Trump’s Own Standards, His Budget Is Terrible
Trickle-down tax cuts and slashes to social spending aren't the path to a competitive economy.
Susan J. Douglas
Labor
Charter School Educators Just Voted to Join the Most Militant Teachers’ Union in the Country
Jeff Schuhrke
Dispatch
Atlantic City Could Be the Next Flint—But Residents Are Fighting To Save Their Water
Chris Christie-appointed officials may soon privatize the city's water utility.
Kate Aronoff
Feature
Can Progressives and Democrats Make This Thing Work?
Progressives debate corporate money in politics and the potential for change.
Theo Anderson
Feature
The UK Elections or: How the Democrats Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Socialism
The Labour Party’s surprise showing is a teachable moment for those of us across the pond.
Kate Aronoff
Rural America
Farming Pathogens: An Evolutionary Biologist on the Links Between Big Ag and Disease
Rural America In These Times
Labor
Behind the Big AT&T Strike: Years of Shipping Jobs Overseas
Bruce Vail
Feature
Bernie Sanders Supporters Are Taking Over the Democratic Party Machine, One State at a Time
From California to Massachusetts, a grassroots revolt from the left is wresting control of the party away from the corporate establishment.
Theo Anderson
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