The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Police Are Still Getting Surplus Army Gear—and They’re Using it to Crack Down on Standing Rock

The armored vehicles used during mass arrests of water protectors last week likely came from a controversial Defense Department program.

Seth Kershner

Labor

The Case for Supporting the Proposed Chicago Teachers’ Contract from CTU VP Jesse Sharkey

David Moberg

Rural America

Listen, Omnivore! A Vegan’s Plea for Common Ground

Dayton Martindale

Feature

Lone Star Uprising: Texas is Turning Blue. But There’s a Lot More to the Story Than That.

Demographic changes are transforming the state’s economy, creating serious challenges to its economic prowess.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Affordable Housing is Vanishing. These Ballot Initiatives Could Help Stem the Crisis.

This November, voters in cities including Baltimore, San Francisco and LA will decide on measures that could fund more affordable units and improve services for the homeless.

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

Think Democrats Take Labor’s Money and Loyalty for Granted? Here’s Proof.

Micah Uetricht

Labor

A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Clinton Campaign’s Calculated Decision to Oppose the TPP

Branko Marcetic

Labor

New U.N. Report Shows Just How Awful Globalization and Informal Employment Are for Workers

Elizabeth Grossman

Feature

Donald Trump’s Energy Adviser Doesn’t Know How Electricity Works

And other takeaways from yesterday's debate between Clinton and Trump’s energy advisers.

Kate Aronoff