The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
Ta-Nehisi Coates, James Baldwin and the “Brawl of Ancestors”
Critics who simply claim that "Coates is no Baldwin" are ignoring what can be a comparison that allows us to understand both writers more deeply.
Andy Seal
Labor
Univ. of California Academic Workers’ Union Calls on AFL-CIO To Terminate Police Union’s Membership
Mario Vasquez
Culture
In Flint, Michigan, the Wrecking Ball Has Not Meant Progress
Andrew Highsmith charts the rise and fall of Flint, a city deserted by industry and divided by segregation.
Daniel Hertz
Rural America
Factory Farm Runoff Is Polluting Lake Erie, But CAFO Sewers Are Not the Answer
Laura Orlando
Labor
Did ICE Violate Its Own Deportation Guidelines in Arresting Chicago-Area Unionized Meatpackers?
Yana Kunichoff
Viewpoint
The Other 2016 Presidential Candidates Are Saying Things That Are Basically As Crazy As Donald Trump
Trump is not the only presidential hopeful willing to make utterly mind-boggling statements.
David Sirota
Viewpoint
Slavoj Zizek: How Alexis Tsipras and Syriza Outmaneuvered Angela Merkel and the Eurocrats
The rebels in Greece are waging a patient guerrilla war against financial occupation.
Slavoj Žižek
Comics
Not a Cartoon About Donald Trump
Matt Bors
Labor
Grocery Chain A&P’s Financial Meltdown Could Leave Thousands of Union Workers Jobless
Bruce Vail