The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

Fast-Food Chains Can Stop the Overuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms

Claire Rater, Carol Spiegel and Jim Goodman

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Why Tim Kaine is a Smart—and Progressive—Pick for Vice President

His life and career show Kaine to be an effective advocate for social change.

Thad Williamson

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How the Democratic Convention Became a One-Stop Shop for Corporations Seeking Political Influence

A group of activists in Philadelphia is fighting back.

Ethan Corey

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Leaked DNC Emails Show How Blatantly Democrats Trade Access For Donations

The WikiLeaks dump reveals an entrenched pay-to-play culture within the Democratic Party.

Branko Marcetic

Rural America

Colorado Community Rights Amendment Builds Largest Campaign to Date, But Falls Short of 2016 Ballot

Rural America In These Times

Labor

A Message To Democrats: ‘Working Class’ Is Not a Dirty Word

Tamara Draut

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Done at the DNC. But She’s Not the Only Obstacle To Party Unity.

Divisions within the Democratic Party take center stage at this week's convention.

Kate Aronoff

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Inside the Corporate Utopias Where Capitalism Rules and Labor Laws Don’t Apply

Our reporters gained access to three of the world’s “special economic zones”—and found paradises for corporations and wastelands for workers’ rights.

Matt Kennard and Claire Provost

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Superdelegate Showdown: Round One Goes to the Democratic National Committee

Democratic Party activists lost at the Rules Committee meeting, but garnered enough support to take their fight to abolish superdelegates to the floor of the convention.

Kate Aronoff