The Wisconsin Idea

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Don’t Believe the Israeli Government: Palestinian Hunger Strikers Won Important Victories

Palestinian prisoners forced Israel to the negotiating table and inspired a global outpouring of support.

Tamara Nassar

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Wisconsin May Bring the Koch Brothers One State Closer To Rewriting the Constitution

Legislators are debating whether to call for a constitutional convention, a prize of corporate interest groups.

Kate Aronoff

Dispatch

Turning Capital Against Capitalism

Experiments in funding an equitable economy.

Chris Merriam

Rural America

Our Chemical-Dependent, Profit-Driven, Industrial Ag Complex is Not Going Quietly

John Ikerd

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Daycare Centers Are the Latest Casualty in the War on the Poor

The budget crisis in Illinois has taken an outsized toll on kids in low-income families.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

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Democrats’ Waffling on Abortion Rights Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s a Huge Political Mistake

The party needs an uncompromising moral vision that will energize its base: pro-choice women.

Kathleen Geier

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Why “Pay for Success” Financing Could Cost Taxpayers More Than They Bargained For

Cash-strapped governments are increasingly turning to Wall Street to fund social services. Will the model be a Trojan horse for privatization?

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

OSHA Under Trump Is Tight-Lipped—Democratic Senators Demand To Know Why

Paul Feldman, Fair Warning

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Why We Should Stop Using the Word “Activist”

Contesting power isn't a hobby or a subculture—it's a collective project pervading all facets of our lives.

Jonathan Matthew Smucker