The Wisconsin Idea
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How to Make the Democratic Nominating Process Actually Democratic
A Sanders campaign advisor lays out 3 proposals.
Larry Cohen
Rural America
Running for Governor
Mark Twain
Labor
“We’re Not Paid Enough”: Cafeteria Workers at Walt Disney World Say They Want a Union
Michael Arria
Labor
The Verizon Strike Is Now In Its Second Month, and the Stakes Are Higher Than Ever
Shaun Richman
Feature
Hunting the Hunt Commission
The private meetings that led to the creation of superdelegates have never been published or made public—until now.
In These Times Contributors
InvestigationGoodman Institute
The Secret History of Superdelegates
In July, 712 Democratic officials will decide the nomination—just as the party planned it.
Branko Marcetic
Rural America
Watch Your Language: Good Food Words Co-opted by Big Ag
Melody Morrell
Feature
Donald Trump Has More in Common with Microsoft’s Racist Twitter-Bot ‘Tay’ Than Most Human Beings
The American people should take a note from Microsoft and shut down Donald Trump.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Feature
Washington Post Squeezes Four Anti-Bernie Sanders Stories Out of One Tax Study in Just 7 Hours
The paper seems bent on taking down Bernie.
Adam Johnson
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