The Wisconsin Idea

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I Saw the Good, Bad and Ugly of Donald Trump Supporters at His Chicago Rally

Not all Trump supporters in Chicago on Friday were racist. But some definitely were.

Branko Marcetic

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Corporate America Is Just 6 States Short of a Constitutional Convention

If ALEC succeeds in rewriting the constitution to mandate a balanced budget, we'll be stuck with supply-side economics for at least a generation.

Simon Davis-Cohen

Viewpoint

Stopping Trump: The Chicago Model

How the people of Chicago silenced Donald Trump.

Marilyn Katz

Rural America

Return to Sender: Navajo Voters Reject Mail-in Voting

Stephanie Woodard

Viewpoint

What Bernie Sanders—and His Supporters—Must Remember Before November

There are lessons to be learned from the 2000 presidential campaign.

Joe Conason

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A Chicago Cop Falsely Arrested Over 130 People for Drunk Driving. Anita Alvarez Didn’t Charge Him.

Alvarez's office had to drop dozens of charges the officer brought. Why didn't she prosecute him?

Branko Marcetic

Labor

A Current Longshore Battle Shows that the NLRB Is Not a Friend of Organized Labor

Joe Burns

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Memo to Ted Cruz: Carpet Bombing Is, By Definition, a Human Rights Atrocity

The cavalierness with which "carpet-bombing" has been discussed by the Republican candidate ignores the horrific human cost of such actions.

Branko Marcetic

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Rebecca Solnit on Climate Change and How Political Activism Can Help Us Find Happiness

The longtime writer and activist discusses the hope found in uncertainty, her experience at the Paris climate talks, the role of the writer and more.

Dayton Martindale