The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
As Germany Stands Firm Against Attempts to Scale Back Austerity in Greece, What’s Next for Syriza?
Germany's unwillingness to budge on the strict cuts demanded of Greece are bad news for rolling back austerity throughout the rest of Europe.
Alexandros Orphanides
Feature
Chicago Police Tight-lipped About Use of License Plate Scanners, Despite $500,000 New Contract
A secretive contracting process—and limited responses to information requests—leave Chicagoans in the dark about how their license plate data is being collected and used.
Joel Handley
Feature
Just Taxing the 1 Percent as Much as We Tax the Poor Would Yield Billions for Cash-Strapped States
A new report shows that states and cities effectively tax the 1 percent at only 5.4 percent—half what they tax the poor (10.9 percent).
David Sirota
Labor
Protests Get Results: Walmart Announces It Will Give Workers a Raise
Shawn Gakhal
Labor
How Mexican Teachers Are Fighting Standardized Tests and Corporate Education Reform
Jane Slaughter
Labor
A Recent Study Says Unionized Companies Actually Pay Less. The Truth Is a Bit More Complex.
Michael Paarlberg
Labor
‘Uber is a rip-off for its drivers and the public’: Cab Drivers Protest Rideshares in Chicago
Rebecca Burns
Labor
UPDATE: After 9-Month Dispute, Port Union and Labor Secretary Perez Reach Deal with Management
Mario Vasquez
Labor
Jury Awards Guestworkers Over $14 Million in Landmark Human Trafficking, Forced Labor Case
Rachel Luban
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