The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America
Police From 7 States Attack Standing Rock Protestors as Pipeline Construction Continues
Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn

Feature
The Democrats Abandon the White Working Class to Trump At Their Own Peril
The idea that the working class is a lost cause becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Democratic Party.
Theo Anderson

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
