The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The VP Debate: Tyranny of the Boring

Tonight’s vice-presidential debate reminds us of all the boring white men who run America.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

How To Vote When There’s No Lesser Evil

On foreign policy, both candidates are bad, but Clinton may be worse. We can't keep supporting militarism out of fear.

Leonard C. Goodman

Labor

Don’t Be Fooled: The TPP Is Not About National Security

Jeff Faux

Rural America

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin General Council Votes to Add “Rights of Nature” to Tribal Constitution

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Robert Reich: The Real Scandal of Trump Paying No Taxes

It’s not just that Trump worked the system—it’s that it was all perfectly legal.

Robert Reich

Feature

The United States Isn’t an “Idiocracy.” It’s an Oligarchy.

In Mike Judge’s 2006 comedy Idiocracy, America kills itself with its own stupidity. But in 2016, our dystopic future looks more like Mad Max.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

The Hairdresser of Plaistow

The happy, often glamorous life of the man who cuts my hair.

Jane Miller

Labor

Hedge Funds Have Cost Workers Billions. This is How They’re Fighting Back.

Spencer McAvoy

Rural America

Toxic Algae Blooms are Occurring More Frequently and Lasting Longer

Lorraine Chow