The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Donald Trump and the GOP Put Individual Wealth Over Strong Communities

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

How Barbara Byrd-Bennett Worsened Racial Inequality and Hurt Public Education in Chicago

Alisa Robinson

Feature

An Open Letter To Naomi Wolf: Let Women Speak How They Please

Continually policing the ways women talk will further reduce them to silence.

Debbie Cameron

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