The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

In Wake of NLRB Ruling, AFT and SEIU Vie to Organize Grad Student Workers at Northwestern

Jeff Schuhrke

Feature

Neither Clinton Nor Trump Is the Great Pumpkin

On the 50th anniversary of the Charlie Brown classic, politics reminds us that hope isn’t always an asset.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Trump’s Right: The Election Is Rigged. But He’s Wrong About Who’s Rigging It.

There’s a reason people feel unheard in American democracy.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

“Pussy Grabs Back” Organizers React to Debate, Plan Ahead Post-Election

Defeating Trump is No. 1. But holding a Clinton administration accountable to the left is a close second.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

In Raging Battle for North Carolina, Progressives Push Back

The state seems to sum up both the worst and the best of American politics.

Theo Anderson

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3 Reasons To Be Worried About the Blackstone Group—and Their Friend, Hillary Clinton

Leaked emails show Clinton’s advisers sought to “develop a real relationship with" the controversial private equity firm.

Branko Marcetic

Labor

The Two-Tier Provision in the Chicago Teachers Union’s Tentative Agreement, Explained

Shaun Richman

Rural America

UN Food and Agriculture Report Stresses Climate but Ignores Industrial Agriculture

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Could a Socialist Plot Save the Planet?

Nationalization could slow the climate crisis. But email leaks show how hard a sell it will be to a Clinton administration.

Kate Aronoff