The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

The Black Political Establishment Should Never Have Given Hillary Clinton a Blank Check

The Sanders campaign was an opportunity to put pressure on Clinton, but instead the neoliberal Black elite backed her unconditionally.

James Thindwa

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (August 7, 2016)

Rural America In These Times

Labor

CUNY Workers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract With 94% Voting Yes

Brandon Jordan

Rural America

We Need a Radical Reimagining of Our Economy to Prevent a Dystopian Future

Erik Reece

Dispatch

Killings By Police Haven’t Stopped Mexico’s Movement Against Neoliberal Education Reform

Despite police repression, Mexico's militant teachers union continues to strike and protest.

Andalusia Knoll Soloff

Feature

The Rio Olympics Are a Reflection of Our Shared Global Crisis

The global tribe will sink or swim together. There is no place to go to escape the pollution and violence.

Laura Orlando

Labor

It’s the Stupidity, Stupid: How Donald Trump is Beating the Democrats on Trade

Theo Anderson

Feature

Why Bernie Sanders Lost, and How the Next Progressive Challenger Can Win

Lessons from a campaign that outperformed expectations but still came up short.

Christopher Hass

Labor

A Radical Plan For An Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter

Douglas Williams