The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Whose Race—And Gender—Is it Anyway?

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation.

Marilyn Katz

Rural America

Ag-Gag Laws: The Less You Know The Better

Dayton Martindale

Labor

Virtual Labor Organizing: “There’s an App For That”

Kamil Ahsan

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Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Was Simultaneously Audacious and Underwhelming

Bush's presidential campaign announcement was high on the rhetoric. Unfortunately, it was also inconsistent with everything we already know about Jeb Bush.

David Sirota

Labor

Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Major Victory Against Abusive Subcontracting

Arielle Zionts

Labor

After Layoffs of 175 Workers, J.Crew Exec Instagrams His Night Celebrating, Making Hunger Games Joke

Karen Gwee

Labor

Chicago Charter School Students Say UNO Teacher Was Fired for Union Activism

Crystal Stella Becerril

Labor

Stop Freaking Out: The Union-Backed Minimum Wage Exemption Isn’t About Paying Union Workers Less

Mario Vasquez

Feature

Why Corporate Media Want to Blame California’s Drought on Your Eating Avocados

The New York Times is wrong: consumers eating grapes and mandarin oranges aren't the ones really guilty of contributing to California's water shortage.

Jim Naureckas