The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

How Columbia Became the First University to Divest from Private Prisons

Thanks to relentless student pressure, more than a year of rallies, protests and sit-ins proved too much to ignore.

Dayton Martindale

Labor

The ‘Nightmarish’ Boston Hotel Where Workers Have To Deal with Vomit, Blood-Soaked Carpets, Needles

s.e.smith

Video

How “Disaster Capitalism” Is Driving the Discussion of Municipal Bankruptcy in Cities Like Chicago

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Viewpoint

Israel’s Hostility Toward Iran Deal Is Not Really About a Nuclear Weapon

There is no place in Israeli geo-strategic thinking for a militarily and diplomatically powerful Iran—with or without the bomb.

Roy Isacowitz

Feature

Waiting for the Next Israeli Assault in Gaza

Before homes are even rebuilt in the ruins of the Gaza Strip, another war looms.

Max Blumenthal

“The Punishment Simply Does Not Fit The Crime”: President Obama on Criminal Justice Reform (VIDEO)

George Lavender

Culture

A Quiet Return to the Killing Fields of Indonesia

Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing focused on the perpetrators of genocide; in the sequel, the stage is shared by traumatized survivors.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

How Migrant Farmworkers Are Cross-Pollinating Strategies—And Winning

Sonia Singh

Feature

“Privatization is not the solution”: Michigan Activists Fight for Water Justice

A six-day march from Detroit to Flint by a coalition of community organizations recently protested issues of water justice facing Michigan residents.

Ashley Bohrer