The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Why Philanthropy Actually Hurts Rather Than Helps Some of the World’s Worst Problems

"Philanthrocapitalists" can't resolve the problems created by capitalism.

George Joseph

Labor

A Holiday Recipe for Economic Equality—in Just 7 Simple Steps!

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Viewpoint

The New Star Wars Film is the Same Old Hackneyed Nonsense—Please Don’t Kill Me for Saying It

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens racking up more and more acclaim, have audiences forgotten the narrative complexity and moral ambiguity cinema is capable of?

Eileen Jones

Labor

How One NYC Trafficking Survivor Went from ‘Slavery’ to Being Her Own Boss—Thanks to a Co-op

Abigail Savitch-Lew

Labor

OSHA Finds $12,000 Worth of Citations at Hotel Where Workers Report Dealing with Blood, Needles

s.e. smith

Labor

How Free Agency Changed the Course of Baseball’s Labor History

Jon Shelton

Comics

Honest Debate Is Harder To Get Than Guns

Matt Bors

Labor

Students Say Loyola University Chicago Admins Punishing Participants in On-Campus Worker Protest

Branko Marcetic

Feature

The Rise of Podemos In Spain’s Election Shows How Much Trouble the Establishment Is In

From Spain’s “Nueva Política” to Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, outsider candidates and parties are catching fire, creating new spaces for political revolution.

Erica Sagrans