The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

How Bernie Sanders Put Socialism to Work in Burlington: A Profile from 1983

Sanders sailed to reelection as mayor of Burlington after transforming supposedly conservative issues into left victories, and helping democratize city government. In this 1983 profile, Sanders delves into why he believes “the word ‘socialism’ has value” and “politics is not dissimilar to art.”

David Moberg

Viewpoint

Joan Walsh to Young Bernie Sanders Supporters: Get Off My Lawn

Walsh's anger sounds like a diatribe against a rude, “barely shaving,” teen for not properly respecting his elder.

Matt Bruenig

Feature

Donald Trump and the Aesthetics of Fascism

What a 20th-century Marxist art critic can teach us about a very 21st-century candidate.

Alexander Billet

Rural America

Cattle, Guns, Birds and Boredom: Inside the Oregon Occupation

John Collins

Culture

Forget Techno-Optimism: We Can’t Innovate Our Way Out of Inequality

Hillary Clinton's former 'senior advisor for innovation' sees our Uber-ized future through rose-colored glasses

Chris Lehmann

Labor

Loyola Students Face Discipline for On-Campus Protest, Say Univ. Violating Social Justice Commitment

Branko Marcetic

Labor

Did a Virginia School for Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Staff’s Children Fire Teachers for Organizing?

Bruce Vail

Comics

Donald Rumsfeld Has a New App Coming Out. Lord Help Us All.

Matt Bors

Labor

Michigan GOP Gov. Rick Snyder Values Big Business More Than Children’s Lives

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President