The Wisconsin Idea
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
Feature
Remembering Tom Hayden (1939-2016): My Friend and a Lifelong Change Maker
The activist and lawmaker leaves behind a life worth studying.
Richard Flacks
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