The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

James Baldwin’s Many Heirs

In the essay collection The Fire This Time, a new generation of Black writers keeps Baldwin's flame alight.

Erin Aubry Kaplan

Labor

So Long, Uber: Could Co-op Apps Change the Way We Catch Rides?

Vic Vaiana

Feature

The Two Faces of Obama’s Immigration Policy

The relief that never happened and the raids that did.

Annie Hylton

Labor

A New Path to Progressivism: An Interview with Vermont House Candidate Mari Cordes

Victoria Albert

Rural America

Organic Farmland Regulations Unintentionally Encourage Use of Pristine Land for Food Production

Marie Burcham

Feature

Crowd Reactions at the Democratic Convention Point To a Coming Party Realignment

As Democrats scramble to unify a divergent party under one roof, there’s a new kind of unity on the horizon.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

At the DNC, Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Shack Up With the Fourth Estate

Corporations, politicians and the media get cozy in Philadelphia—and face pushback.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

In Philadelphia, Progressive Education Organizers Fight ‘Disaster Capitalism’

Molly Knefel

Labor

Senate Dining Room Workers Win $1 Million in Back Wages

Bruce Vail