The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

3 Winners and 3 Losers from the Second Democratic Debate

Parsing the results of the Iowa debate.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Documenting the Rise and Fall of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects

A new film traces the history of America's most famous—and infamous—housing projects.

Maya Dukmasova

Labor

How a ‘Right to Your Job’ Law Could Help Unions Fight Back Against ‘Right to Work’

Shaun Richman

Feature

Slavoj Zizek: In the Wake of Paris Attacks the Left Must Embrace Its Radical Western Roots

Zizek responds to his critics on the refugee crisis.

Slavoj Žižek

Viewpoint

The Paris Attacks Can’t Be Used To Limit Refugees or Blindly Bomb More Civilians

Our response to such unspeakable tragedies can't be to create even more tragedies in other countries.

Gregory Shupak

Feature

Amherst College Students Are Occupying Their Library Right Now Over Racial Justice Demands

The students join what appears to be a growing wave of student activism around racism at universities around the country.

Marc Daalder

Viewpoint

What a Good Moderator Will Ask Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Next Democratic Debate

Two issues that haven't received nearly enough attention.

Joe Conason

Labor

Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Back New IKEA Union Organizing Drive

Bruce Vail

Labor

The Right’s Anti-Minimum Wage Arguments Have Pretty Much Stayed the Same for 80 Years

Branko Marcetic