The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
Wells Fargo Shows Exactly How Structural Racism Works
The company’s history offers a glimpse into the gears of structural racism and the broader culture of corruption within the banking industry.
Theo Anderson
Comics
2016: The Year of Partisan Pundit Hacks
Matt Bors
Labor
Nationwide Prison Strike Against “Slavery in America” Rolls On—Despite Media Blackout
James Kilgore
Feature
Millennials Arrested at Paul Ryan’s Office, Demanding He Denounce Trump
“Hillary isn’t my candidate, but I will not feed Donald Trump. It’s by desperation that she’s getting my vote,” says one protester.
Kate Aronoff
Rural America
How the Food Movement Transcends Ideology…and Why That Makes It Unstoppable
Jonathan R. Latham
Feature
Why Today’s Neoliberal Global Order Is Incompatible With Democracy
A new book by Jerry Harris explores the transformation of global capitalism and its implications.
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Feature
The Biggest Israel Aid Deal in History Will Bolster Occupation and the U.S. Defense Industry
A U.S. $38 billion aid package to Israel continues a special relationship of war profiteering.
Max Ajl
Labor
We Are Workers: The Case Against Grad Student Exceptionalism in the UAW
Jacob Denz
Feature
House Republicans Are Trying to Quash the Investigation of Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up
The climate action groups and state Attorneys General leading the charge against Exxon are now facing subpoenas.
Kate Aronoff
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