The Wisconsin Idea

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

Feature

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

Feature

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

Feature

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

Labor

150 Million Workers in India Just Staged the Largest Strike in History To Resist Neoliberalism

Theo Anderson

Labor

It’s Game On for Grad Students After NLRB Rules They Can Unionize

Rebecca Nathanson

Labor

45 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Organizing What Could Be the Biggest Prison Strike Ever

Anna Simonton

Feature

Using Elections to Rage Against—And Reform—the Democratic Machine

The authors of a new book talk about how progressives can win elections in the 21st century.

Theo Anderson