The Wisconsin Idea

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Trump May Not Be a Russian Pawn—But That Doesn’t Make His Putin-philia Any Less Concerning
Putin has a characteristic and consistent way of making trouble for the United States: backing the far right.
Todd Gitlin

Labor
Zuckerman Thinks He Can Beat Hoffa and Win the Teamsters Election
Bruce Vail

Rural America
Watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Climate Documentary, Before the Flood, Right Here
Rural America In These Times

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

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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

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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

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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