The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Darth Rahm vs. The Chuy Rebellion

Jesús "Chuy" Garcia's meteoric rise could land him the mayorship if only he can channel the force—record voter turnout among Chicago's disenfranchised.

Ethan Michaeli

‘We Begin With Ourselves’: Exclusive Excerpt From Captive Nation by Dan Berger

Dan Berger

Feature

Who Do You Protect, Who Do You Surveil?

The Chicago Police Department has spent millions on high-tech spying equipment, including cell-phone tracking technology, but is extremely secretive about its use.

Joel Handley

Culture

Condors, Already F*cked, Get Fracked

Expanding fracking in a California condor sanctuary could kill an endangered species we've worked hard--and spent millions--to save.

Hannah Guzik

Labor

Fast Food Workers: Thanks for the Raise, McDonald’s, But We Said $15 an Hour, Not $10

David Moberg

Labor

Over 40 Former UNITE HERE Staff, Volunteers Rebuke Union for Endorsing Rahm Emanuel

Micah Uetricht

Rural America

Firing Big Green: Are National Environmental Groups Really Serving the People?

Thomas Linzey

Feature

The Two Competing Visions for the Future of the Democratic Party

A change within the Democratic Party toward fairness and equality for the middle class has to start at the top.

David Sirota

Labor

Panama’s Dockworkers Fight Poverty Wages—With Support From American Unionists

David Bacon