The Wisconsin Idea

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Why Jonathan Chait Is Wrong About Marxism, Liberalism and Free Speech

According to Marxists, the glaring problem with liberalism isn’t its emphasis on freedom and equality, but its inherent inability to ever meaningfully achieve these ideals in practice.

Tyler Zimmer

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The Racist Agenda Behind the Now-Dead ‘Friedrichs’ Supreme Court Case

A negative ruling would have led to a closing of the on-ramp to the middle class for women and people of color.

Naomi Walker

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How the Democratic Party Created a Liberalism of the Rich

This isn’t the stuff of Franklin Roosevelt or the United Auto Workers.

Thomas Frank

Rural America

To Improve Rural Economy, USDA Will Give Out Millions in Loans and Grants

John Collins

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In Cuba, Obama Articulated a Vision of History and Revolution that No Other President Ever Has

In a country in which political discourse rarely mentions race explicitly, Obama seemed to be saying to Cubans of African descent, I see you, and I understand your centrality in the past and future of your country.

Ada Ferrer

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Why Your Water Could Be Worse Than Flint’s

Our nation's water crisis requires radical solutions.

Laura Orlando

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Obama’s Cuba Visit Reflects Shift of Cuban-Americans Away From the GOP

Younger Cuban Americans are radically departing from the political views of their elders

Achy Obejas

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Donald Trump Really Doesn’t Like the First Amendment

Protesters against Trump aren't free speech opponents—Trump himself is.

Marc Daalder

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How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America

People power and civil disobedience helped stop the Otter Creek mine in a huge victory for environmentalists and Montana communities.

Nick Engelfried