The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Early Optimism Crushed in Maryland’s Fight for $15

Bruce Vail

Culture

George Saunders’ New Novel Follows Abraham Lincoln’s Son to a Buddhist Afterlife

In his first full-length novel, the short story virtuoso weaves U.S. history with the otherworldly.

Chris Lehmann

Labor

“Salting” Built the Labor Movement—It Can Help Rebuild It, Too

Erik Forman

Feature

Letter from Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Shows Our Own Foreign Policy Makes America Unsafe

A recently released letter from Khalid Shaikh Mohammad shines a disturbing light on what's behind many terror attacks.

Branko Marcetic

Labor

Groundbreaking Bill in Illinois Would Give Temp Workers Equal Pay and Rights as Direct Hires

Jeff Schuhrke

Rural America

Monsanto Expands Louisiana Herbicide Facility, Some Locals Say “Toxic Company” Isn’t Worth the Jobs

Lorraine Chow

Labor

Chicago Is Failing to Enforce Its $10.50 Minimum Wage

Melissa Sanchez

Labor

How to Keep Unions Strong Under “Right-to-Work”

Alexandra Bradbury

Labor

The GOP’s National Right to Work Bill Is a Smokescreen—The Threat Is What Comes Next

Moshe Z. Marvit