The Wisconsin Idea
Culture
Big Data Isn’t Just Watching You—It’s Making You Poorer
Cathy O’Neil's new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, shows mathematical models aren't free of ideology.
Pankaj Mehta
Labor
Strong Unions Help All Workers—Not Just Union Workers
David Moberg
Dispatch
August Was a Huge Month for Berniecrats
Bernie Sanders' presidential bid is over—but as his campaign army deploys down-ballot, more and more progressive challengers are claiming victory.
Alex Ding
Labor
Why Labor and the Movement for Racial Justice Should Work Together
Maurice Weeks and Marilyn Sneiderman
Rural America
When Distance Becomes a Matter of Life and Death: The Walk to Save Rural Hospitals
Shailly Gupta Barnes
Feature
How Trump Has Transformed the War for Religious Liberty
The infrastructure built up to support the religious liberty crusade is still intact. But Trump’s campaign has exposed a deep vulnerability of the Right.
Theo Anderson
Feature
ICE Must Stop Locking Up Immigrants—Whether in Private or Public Prisons
Excising private detention centers like Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group is just the first step.
John Washington
Feature
A Guided Tour of the Racist, Crypto-Fascist “Alt-Right” By Breitbart News
Making sense of the far-right Breitbart News' exploration of conservative alternatives and their many deviations.
Jim Naureckas
Labor
Here’s How Zara Retail Workers Won a Union
Sonia Singh
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