The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Werner Herzog Wants To Know: “Does the Internet Dream?”

In Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, the septuagenarian filmmaker explores online gaming, self-driving cars and soccer-playing robots.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Is a Giveaway to The Super Rich

Except for trade, Trump’s plan is big business’s plan too.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

If Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are “Progressive,” Then the Word Has Lost All Meaning

How the term 'progressive' became an empty marketing tool for corporate Democrats.

Kathleen Geier

Labor

Day Laborers Leader on Right-Wing Hostility: “So Far, We Have Won This Fight”

Peter Dreier and Mark Maier

Feature

Why Trump Puts the Utah Senate Race in Play for Progressives. Yes, Utah.

Misty K. Snow believes a storm is gathering that will shatter the status quo.

Theo Anderson

Viewpoint

The Black Political Establishment Should Never Have Given Hillary Clinton a Blank Check

The Sanders campaign was an opportunity to put pressure on Clinton, but instead the neoliberal Black elite backed her unconditionally.

James Thindwa

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (August 7, 2016)

Rural America In These Times

Labor

CUNY Workers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract With 94% Voting Yes

Brandon Jordan

Rural America

We Need a Radical Reimagining of Our Economy to Prevent a Dystopian Future

Erik Reece