The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America

Starting in the Classroom: A Chicago Advocacy Group Helps Kids Rethink Food

Maia Welbel

Feature

It’s Not (Just) a Joking Matter: Why Last Night’s GOP Debate Should Terrify the Left

The race to the right has never been this swift.

Marc Daalder

Labor

You Can Bet on These Racetrack Workers To Fight for a Raise From Their Billionaire Boss

Bruce Vail

Feature

We Watched the GOP Debate So You Didn’t Have To. Here Are All the Ridiculous Things That Were Said.

A crib sheet on Thursday evening's exhibition for everyone too busy (or too terrified) to watch

Darlena Cunha

Labor

Yes, ‘Teach for America’ Workers Are Employees and Can Join Teachers Union, Rules NLRB

Patrick Sheehan

Feature

Suddenly, Hillary Clinton Is a Critic of the TPP

After years of support for the trade deal, Clinton has seemingly backed off, as part of her newfound populism.

David Sirota

Comics

The Internet Police Strike Over Cecil the Lion

Matt Bors

Culture

Fall In Love with Your Job, Get Ripped Off by Your Boss

Miya Tokumitsu's sharp new book exposes the "Do what you love" fairy tale for what it really is: a means of exploitation.

Joanna Scutts

Feature

Scott Walker Is a Dictator-In-Waiting

Scott Walker 101: Pick fights. Smear and scapegoat opponents. Punish the defeated. Escalate.

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet