The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

An Open Letter to Rep. John Lewis on My Grandmother and the Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement was made up of people whose names never made it into the history books.

Douglas Williams

Feature

This Video Appears To Show Bernie Sanders Being Arrested at a 1963 Civil Rights Action in Chicago

It looks like there's proof of the presidential candidate participating in civil disobedience to end segregation

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Friedrichs Is Dead; Labor’s Crisis Is Not. The ‘Scalia Dividend’ Is a Rare Opportunity for Unions.

Shaun Richman

Labor

When Scalia Died, So Did ‘Friedrichs’—And an Even Grander Scheme To Destroy Unions

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

Allen Dulles and the Cold War Within the National Security State

Looking back to the origins of the national security state helps us understand its power and scope today.

Joseph Fronczak

Feature

Uranium Mine and Mill Workers are Dying, and Nobody Will Take Responsibility

In the Southwest, poisoned uranium workers are still seeking justice

Joseph Sorrentino

Labor

NLRB Ruling Says 2 California Nurses Were Illegally Fired During Union Drive

Peter Dreier

Labor

Presidential Campaigns Need to Start Focusing More on Global Inequality

David Moberg

Feature

You Can Buy a Copy of Marx’s ‘Capital’ Signed by Carly Fiorina on eBay To Benefit Bernie Sanders

But time is running out.

Branko Marcetic