The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

You Probably Haven’t Seen the Ten Best Films of 2015

They're obscure, they're poorly distributed—but you can track them down. It will be worth it.

Michael Atkinson

“My Words Are Dangerous”: An Interview with Christopher Zoukis

Aviva Stahl

Feature

Trump Bullies, Boasts and Bullshits in Bernie’s Burlington

Sitting in the audience was like watching blood dry—a convergence of the compellingly grotesque and the mind-numbingly boring.

Terry J. Allen

Feature

Big Money, Small Farmers and the Stubborn Persistence of Hunger

We haven't yet found the answer to the persistent problem of hunger around the world. Maybe we should ask radical peasants in the global south.

Max Ajl

Feature

Bernie Sanders Calls For an End to Mass Deportation Raids of Central American Immigrants

Sanders claims the Obama administration's raids of Central American families and children are inconsistent with American values—and must be stopped. Hillary Clinton's past support of such deportations sets her apart.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Chicago Teachers Union Joins Demand for Rahm Emanuel, Anita Alvarez To Resign

Micah Uetricht

Viewpoint

Expanding Housing Assistance to the Poor and Middle Class Is Actually Easier Than You Think

We'd just have to take away subsidies to people who are rich enough not to need them.

Daniel Hertz

Labor

UAW Overrules Academic Workers BDS Vote Against Israel Despite Finding Strong Turnout, No Misconduct

Mario Vasquez

Comics

YallQaeda and America’s Law Enforcement Priorities

Matt Bors