The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Should Look to Anton Cermak’s Chicago Mayoral Campaign for Inspiration

The parallels between Cermak and Garcia—and Chicago's political moment in the 1930s and now—are striking.

Peter Cole

Comics

The New Insane Way McDonald’s Is Mistreating its Workers

Matt Bors

Culture

In Jauja, Cinema Takes on Colonialism, Slowly

Viggo Mortensen and Lisandro Alonso tour Argentina's dark, imperialist past in a new film.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

The GOP’s Latest Big Squeeze on American Workers

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

DOL Freezes Guestworker Program After Court Ruling

Rachel Luban

Viewpoint

Keeping a Sharp Eye on Sharpton

Al Sharpton has been labeled a 'Johnny-come-lately' to Hollywood's fight for diversity, and a paid defender of corporate media.

Salim Muwakkil

Labor

McDonald’s Management’s Response to Workers’ Burns on the Job: “Just Put Some Mustard On It”

Lillian Osborne

Labor

After 6-Week Strike, Oil Workers Say They Have “Won Vast Improvements in Safety and Staffing”

David Moberg

Feature

How Unions Can Grow Stronger in the Wake of Right To Work

Now that the former union bastion of Wisconsin has become the 25th 'right to work' state, labor must seriously address the question: How to organize under these conditions?

David Moberg