The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

‘Marketplace Feminism’ and the Commodification of Empowerment

Andi Zeisler's new book We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement takes on corporate exploitation of the feminist movement.

Susan J. Douglas

Feature

The War We Forgot To End: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?

President Obama just announced he's keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it's time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.

Eli Massey

Feature

After Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: How the System Punishes Protesters and Protects Police

Police in Minnesota and Louisiana have their own "bill of rights" that can shield officers from accountability for fatal shootings.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

3 Huge Wins for Labor Show the Power of the Rank-and-File

Jane Slaughter

Culture

Filmmakers Adapt John le Carré’s Spy Novels for the Age of Snowden

The BBC miniseries The Night Manager and new film Our Kind of Traitor fumble with morality and power.

Jake Blumgart

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (July 9, 2016)

Rural America In These Times

Comics

The Truth About Donald Trump and Nazis

Matt Bors

Dispatch

Andrew Cuomo’s Blacklist for Critics of Israel

Activists take aim at the lawmakers trying to silence BDS.

Alex Kane

Rural America

Glyphosate Sprayed on GMO Crops Linked to Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Bloom

Lorraine Chow