The Wisconsin Idea

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The U.S. Spends Millions Funding Central America’s Drug War. A New Report Says It Hasn’t Worked

Militarized law enforcement may have done more damage to human rights than it has to crime rates.

Parker Asmann

Labor

This is How You Win: A Guided Tour of the Campaign at City College of San Francisco

Michael McCown

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Welcome To The Next Incarnation of the Bernie Sanders Campaign

Our Revolution has big ambitions, but is still figuring out its role within the movement.

Kate Aronoff and Ethan Corey

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The GOP Wants To Blame Black Misery on Democratic Mayors. Here’s Why That’s Wrong.

It is intellectually dishonest to imply that state and federal policies do not play an outsize role in the condition of urban black communities.

James Thindwa

Culture

Inside the Tax-Avoidance Racket of “Wealth Management”

A sociologist's new book reveals how the ultra-rich starve public coffers and undermine democracy.

Chris Lehmann

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How the U.S. Government Has Used 9/11 to Criminalize People of Color

In the 15 years since the attacks, heightened surveillance and security have cracked down on Muslims and immigrants.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Stephanie Guilloud

Rural America

Despite Record Yields, Farm Sector Profits are Forecast to Decline for the Third Straight Year

John Collins

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Liberal Pundits Once Championed Government Transparency—Then Hillary Clinton Ran For President

Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum have suddenly come out against open government, betraying a long journalistic legacy.

Branko Marcetic

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BREAKING: Obama Administration Steps In to Halt Dakota Access Pipeline—For Now

After months of protest by Native tribes, the federal government has issued an order to stop the pipeline, reversing a judge's ruling made earlier in the day.

Kate Aronoff