The Wisconsin Idea
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To Catch a Torturer: One Attorney’s 28-Year Pursuit of Racist Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge
A human rights attorney looks back at his nearly three decades going after Chicago's notorious torturer of African-American men.
Flint Taylor
Feature
The SEC’s Danger of Regulatory Capture
How the "cozying up" at the SEC is just another example of regulatory capture.
David Sirota
Feature
For FERC’s Sake, Regulate
The most important government agency you’ve never heard of has never met a fracking lobbyist it didn’t like.
Justin Mikulka
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Why So Many Celebrities Are Scientologists: Going Clear, Revealing New HBO Doc, Holds Clues
One explanation is hidden in plain sight: the way the cult mirrors the star-obsessed, profit-driven culture of Hollywood.
Eileen Jones
Comics
Ted Cruz: He So Crazy!
Matt Bors
Culture
A Cover Artist, Discovered—40 Years Later
Mingering Mike had all the requisites for a legendary music career, except the music.
Chris Lehmann
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South Side Man Who Posed Stone-faced with Mayor on Instagram: Rahm Emanuel is a Horrible Tipper
The health food store employee and a coworker say Mayor Emanuel is a notoriously bad tipper, and once left a 37-cent tip on a seven-dollar shake.
Micah Uetricht
Labor
As CTU and Chuy Garcia Endorse $15/hr Contract Demand, Fight for 15 Goes Beyond Fast Food
David Moberg
Rural America
Local Economies to Save the Land and the People
Wendell Berry
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