The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why Bernie Sanders Lost, and How the Next Progressive Challenger Can Win

Lessons from a campaign that outperformed expectations but still came up short.

Christopher Hass

Labor

A Radical Plan For An Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter

Douglas Williams

Feature

Bernie Sanders’ Delegates Speak Out About Convention: “They Painted Us As Crazy”

Will the Democratic Party embrace its insurgent wing?

Kate Aronoff

Feature

The Occupation in Chicago That’s Building a Community Free from Racist Policing and Prisons

For over two weeks, young, Black activists have camped out to protest police oppression and imagine a more just world.

Kali Robinson

Viewpoint

An Inside-Outside Strategy For the Political Revolution

Raucous protests and down-ballot Democrats can beat the Bernie-or-bust blues.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

On Trade, Our Choices Aren’t Only Xenophobic Nationalism Or Neoliberal Globalization

Leon Fink

Labor

A Message for CUNY Members: Don’t Take the Money

Sigmund Shen

Rural America

How Electrifying Railroads Could Help Us Transition from Fossil Fuels and Power Rural Economies

Bill Moyer

Culture

James Baldwin’s Many Heirs

In the essay collection The Fire This Time, a new generation of Black writers keeps Baldwin's flame alight.

Erin Aubry Kaplan