The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Pigeons Under Late Capitalism

An existentialist Swedish movie occupies a completely original universe.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Politicians Keep Promising Free Trade Agreements Can Protect Workers. We Should Stop Believing Them.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Rural America

In Rare Move, the Justice Department Drafts a Bill of Its Own—To Ensure Native Voting Rights

Stephanie Woodard

Labor

30,000 Teachers Walk Out in Protest of Big Class Sizes in Washington State

Mario Vasquez

Viewpoint

The Collective That Saved Jazz

The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians brought jazz back from the brink by connecting it to black struggle

Salim Muwakkil

Viewpoint

6 Lessons for the U.S. from Spain’s Democratic Revolution

How Spain’s 15M movement went from occupying city squares to city halls—without compromising its independence

Erica Sagrans

Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty

George Lavender

Labor

California Walmart Workers Go on Hunger Strike After Stores Closed in ‘Retaliation’ for Organizing

Julia Kann

Feature

The $165 Billion Question for Hillary Clinton

When 20 foreign governments gave billions to the Clinton Foundation, were they expecting—and did they receive—quid pro quo arms deals from the State Department?

David Sirota