The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The Progressive Platform Gains Are Significant—But The Political Revolution Isn’t Stopping There

Now that Sanders has declared his support for Clinton, a senior Sanders campaign advisor maps the road ahead.

Larry Cohen

Labor

In Historic NLRB Ruling, Temps Win the Right To Join Unions

Alex Ding

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Michelle Alexander: Amidst Police Brutality, ‘There’s an Unfinished Revolution Waiting to be Won’

We need a profound shift in consciousness to challenge an entrenched system of racial and social control.

Michelle Alexander

Viewpoint

‘Marketplace Feminism’ and the Commodification of Empowerment

Andi Zeisler's new book We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement takes on corporate exploitation of the feminist movement.

Susan J. Douglas

Feature

The War We Forgot To End: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?

President Obama just announced he's keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it's time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.

Eli Massey

Feature

After Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: How the System Punishes Protesters and Protects Police

Police in Minnesota and Louisiana have their own "bill of rights" that can shield officers from accountability for fatal shootings.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

3 Huge Wins for Labor Show the Power of the Rank-and-File

Jane Slaughter

Culture

Filmmakers Adapt John le Carré’s Spy Novels for the Age of Snowden

The BBC miniseries The Night Manager and new film Our Kind of Traitor fumble with morality and power.

Jake Blumgart

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (July 9, 2016)

Rural America In These Times