The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Oil Refineries Don’t Just Pollute—They Also Kill Workers

Jim Morris

Culture

The Problem With Cancer Memoirs

Popular accounts ignore the underlying race and class dynamics that determine vulnerability to the disease.

Margaret Garb

Labor

Texas Bill Would Require Workers Under 18 to Get Their Parents’ Consent to Join a Union

Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor

Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary is Literally the Worst

David Moberg

Feature

Maine Leads the Nation in Campaign Finance Reform

The head of Maine Citizens for Clean Elections talks about the corrupting influence of money in politics and what we can do about it.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Here’s What’s More Troubling About Rex Tillerson Than His Ties to Putin

As Secretary of State, Exxon's CEO could do enormous damage to the climate.

Kate Aronoff

Comics

The Amazing Russian Hack of the Democrats

Matt Bors

Rural America

Here’s What Elementary School and Hamilton (the Musical) Don’t Tell Us About the Supreme Court

Emelyn Lybarger and Ben Price

Dispatch

The Fight For Free College Moves to the States

How student organizers and a state representative are campaigning to eliminate tuition in Illinois.

Jeff Schuhrke