The Wisconsin Idea

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Why Black Queer Activists Engaged in Civil Disobedience at Chicago Gay Pride Parade

"We tried to make it clear that we’re not looking to transform Pride, but have the larger LGBT community, mostly gay and lesbian cisgender white folks, understand what it means to invest in communities of color that are trans and queer."

H. Melt

Labor

Faced With I-9 Immigration Raid During Negotiations, Chicago Meatpacking Workers Walked Off the Job

Yana Kunichoff

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Ready for Warren Asked Their Members if They Should Back Bernie Sanders. Why Won’t MoveOn and DFA?

Activists who wanted Elizabeth Warren to run for president took a poll and decided to endorse Bernie. Should other progressive organizations do the same?

Michael Payne

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Seneca Lake’s Battle Against Fracking and Gas Storage

A coalition of farmers and vintners, doctors and lawyers, clean energy companies and reluctant do-it-yourself activists are fighting for the future of the Finger Lakes region.

Ellen Cantarow

California Hunger Strikes Two Years On: What Has Changed?

George Lavender

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Death from Above, Remotely Controlled: Obama’s Drone Wars

History will view drone warfare as the Obama administration’s signature approach to military engagement.

Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

Rural America

FDA Bans Trans Fats, Leaves Void in Food Industry

Maia Welbel

Viewpoint

The NRA’s Bully Pulpit

America's most dangerous nonprofit has a stranglehold on public policy.

Susan J. Douglas

Viewpoint

Our Neo-Confederacy

The flag may be wiped from state grounds and license plates, but its ideals live on in the GOP agenda

Salim Muwakkil