The Wisconsin Idea

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

Feature

From Civil Rights to Palestine, the Democratic Party Has Always Lagged Behind Its Activist Base

Pro-Palestine organizers at this year's DNC join a long tradition of social movements pushing party elites left.

Naomi Dann

Labor

NLRB Upholds Union’s Right To Endorse BDS Against Israel

Alex Kane

Labor

This Is What Progressives—Especially Labor—Can Learn From Bernie Sanders’ Campaign

David Moberg

Comics

2016: The No Criticism Zone

Matt Bors