The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Donald Trump Is the Most Honest Candidate in American Politics Today

Where other candidates appeal to a fictitious unity or pretense of moral integrity, he displays the power of inequality.

Jodi Dean

Labor

Union Members Seem To Want Bernie Sanders Over Hillary Clinton. Will Labor Leadership Follow Them?

Mario Vasquez

Feature

They Voted ‘No’ to Austerity. They Got ‘Yes’ Anyway. What Do Greeks Think About Tsipras Now?

We asked Athenians on the street how they feel about the Syriza leader's acceptance of the EU's terms and the lean times ahead.

Tomás Lynch

Feature

Feticide Laws Are Disproportionately Used Against Women of Color

Purvi Patel's 20-year prison sentence for a miscarriage is part of a larger pattern.

Rachelle Hampton

Video

Bernie Sanders Now Has a Rap Theme Song—And It’s Not Bad

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

Out of Site, Out of Mine: Who Pays When Toxic Sludge Escapes?

John Collins

Labor

Indiana University Health Nurse Who Wanted to Unionize Fired—Then Un-Fired

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Feature

Bernie Sanders Speaks to 28,000 People in Portland, While Hillary Hosts $2,700-a-Head Fundraiser

The contrast between candidates could not be more stark.

Zaid Jilani, Alternet

Feature

The Union Behind the Biggest Campaign Against Walmart in History May Be Throwing in the Towel. Why?

With major cuts rumored, the future of the campaign against America's largest private employer is uncertain.

David Moberg