The Wisconsin Idea

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The Democrats’ New Agenda Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Party

More bland messaging and populist posturing won’t save the Democrats. The party needs to take a bold stand against corporate power.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

To Save Rural Iowa, We Must End Monsanto’s Seed Monopoly

Austin Frerick

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John McCain’s Constituents Are Revolting Against His Attempt to Take Away Their Healthcare

Meet Lauren Klinkhammer, a Tucson resident who was politicized by the federal assault on healthcare rights.

Sarah Jaffe

Rural America

In the Fine Print: What Insurance Companies Know About Fracking and Climate Change

Steven Conn

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Jonathan Chait Is Wrong: Neoliberalism Is Real and Fundamentally Opposed to Left Principles

Neoliberalism stands in direct conflict with socialism. We must name it so we can overcome it.

Meagan Day

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The Great Midwestern Divide: Why Minnesota and Wisconsin’s Political Schism Matters

The governorships of conservative Scott Walker (R-Wis.) and progressive Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) have yielded dramatically different results.

Theo Anderson

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What Does the Resistance Really Stand for If It Criminalizes Free Speech?

Pressure is building for 'progressives' to pull their support from proposed legislation that would criminalize support for Palestinian rights.

David Palumbo-Liu

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Bernie Sanders On the Right-Wing Ideology That Rules Our Economy

Milton Friedman is still the false prophet of Wall Street.

Bernie Sanders

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The Hidden Costs of “National Security”: 10 Ways Your Tax Dollars Are Paying for War

In government terms, make no mistake about it, the Pentagon & Co. are the 1%.

William D. Hartung