The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

A Short History of the Media Smugly Dismissing Bernie Sanders’ Campaign at Every Step of the Way

Despite the fact that Sanders' campaign has only grown larger and larger, the media always bends over backwards to dismiss him.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Congress Should Do Its Job and Restrain the President’s Wartime Powers

Congress always seems ready to criticize President Obama—except on issues that matters most.

Andrew Bacevich

Labor

Immigrant Activists Call for AFL-CIO To Expel Border Patrol Union After Donald Trump Endorsement

Mario Vasquez

Labor

Despite Major Legislative Advances, Colombian Domestic Workers Still Suffer

Anna-Cat Brigida

Rural America

USDA Secrecy and Corporate Agribusiness: Why Should Organics be Different?

Mark Kastel

Culture

When the Steel Mill Gets Replaced by a GOP Megadonor’s Casino

A new book analyzes the demise of Bethlehem Steel and the rise of a casino in post-industrial Pennsylvania.

Catherine Tumber

Culture

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New Comic Book ‘Black Panther #1’ Is ‘Black as Hell’

Comic book readers, writers and artists of color have long been excluded from the comic book world. That appears to be changing.

Darryl Holliday

Labor

Martin Luther King Was Assassinated On This Day in 1968—While Fighting For Unions

Peter Cole

Labor

Low-wage Workers Don’t Need $15 an Hour in 2020. They Need $15 Right Now.

Jonathan Rosenblum, Alternet