The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
In Cuba, Obama Articulated a Vision of History and Revolution that No Other President Ever Has
In a country in which political discourse rarely mentions race explicitly, Obama seemed to be saying to Cubans of African descent, I see you, and I understand your centrality in the past and future of your country.
Ada Ferrer
Feature
Why Your Water Could Be Worse Than Flint’s
Our nation's water crisis requires radical solutions.
Laura Orlando
Viewpoint
Obama’s Cuba Visit Reflects Shift of Cuban-Americans Away From the GOP
Younger Cuban Americans are radically departing from the political views of their elders
Achy Obejas
Feature
Donald Trump Really Doesn’t Like the First Amendment
Protesters against Trump aren't free speech opponents—Trump himself is.
Marc Daalder
Feature
How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America
People power and civil disobedience helped stop the Otter Creek mine in a huge victory for environmentalists and Montana communities.
Nick Engelfried
Feature
To Save the Soul of the Democratic Party, Rahm Emanuel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz Must Go
If Hillary Clinton wants to convince us she is a progressive, she should call for their resignations.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
Labor
A&P Supermarket Chain Stiffs 21,000 Pensioners, Government Will Pick Up $288 Million Tab
Bruce Vail
Feature
Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump. No Surprise—They’ve Always Backed Her
With Trump's impending nomination, neocons are reaffirming what they've always thought: Hillary Clinton's foreign policy is right up their alley.
Branko Marcetic
Rural America
We Got the Whole World in Our Hands, E.O. Wilson Says We Should Give Half of it Back
Dayton Martindale
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