The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Does the Left Bear Any Blame for Donald Trump?

The role of progressives in the 2016 election.

James Thindwa and Kathleen Geier

Labor

Interviews for Resistance: Don’t Just March this Weekend—Strike!

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Bernie Sanders Helps Lead National Day of Action to Defend Obamacare from GOP Repeal

Protesters rally in cities nationwide, promising to fight for the long haul.

Theo Anderson

Culture

Reflections on Barack Obama: A Great and Disappointing President

Hope, change and the limits of the office.

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

DOJ: To Address “Defective” Accountability System, Chicago Must Renegotiate Police Union Contracts

The DOJ's damning report found a pattern of racism and unreasonable force, and that contract provisions hinder investigations.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Rural America

New CDC Study Finds Big Difference Between Rural and Urban Mortality Rates

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Corporate America is Inching Even Closer to a Constitutional Convention

In statehouses across the country, ALEC-backed legislators are pushing for a balanced-budget amendment, a repeal of the federal income tax and more.

Simon Davis-Cohen

Feature

Why President Obama Must Grant Clemency to Chelsea Manning

The administration is considering whether to free the imprisoned whistleblower. She needs our support now more than ever.

Chase Madar

Labor

Deficits Matter—But Not in the Way Paul Krugman Thinks They Do

Kate Aronoff