The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

AFL-CIO Says Labor Has Been Blocked from Trans-Pacific Partnership Debate

Marc Daalder

Labor

With Thousands Marching in the Streets, Chicago Teachers Union Declares ‘This Means War!’

Martin de Bourmont

Feature

“You can’t just vacuum up all of this data of innocent citizens”

Joel Handley discusses the Chicago Police Department's use of StingRay technology and other high-tech monitoring of people's movements.

Lauren Gaynor

Comics

Why Cops Attack Black Teens at Pool Parties

Matt Bors

Labor

Applebee’s Is Trying To Limit Workers’ Ability to Sue the Company When Their Wages Are Stolen

Bruce Vail

Labor

Searching for the New Militant Minority in the American Labor Movement

Charlie Post

Feature

Michigan Is in the Midst of a “Massive Experiment in Unraveling U.S. Democracy”

The austerity-on-steroids measures currently taking place in Michigan may soon be coming to a state near you.

Laura Gottesdiener

Labor

New NY Times Poll Finds Americans Are Pretty Pessimistic About Beating Big Money in Politics

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Culture

The Climate Change-Induced Dystopia of ‘The Water Knife’ Is Not Just Sci-Fi—It’s Already Here

The climate change-induced tragedies The Water Knife chronicles are already happening today; they’re just not happening to us—yet.

Jessica Stites