The Wisconsin Idea

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An Open Letter to a Young Army Ranger, From an Old One: Why the War On Terror Isn’t Your Battle

"I’m writing this letter in the hope that offering you a little of my own story might help frame the bigger picture for you."

Rory Fanning

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Mario Cuomo, the Speech and the Challenge to Democrats Today

Today's Democrats should look to Mario Cuomo’s vision of an America in which we embrace our responsibility for each other.

Dan Cantor and Richard Kirsch

Culture

American Sniper: Guns, God and Gallons of Testo’

Clint Eastwood treats Iraq like Iwo Jima. Will Americans really go for this horseshit?

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Labor-Management Partnerships Will Not Revive the Union Movement

Chris Maisano

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Why Selma’s Critics Are Wrong About Civil Rights History

The film's portrayal of Martin Luther King pushing President Lyndon Johnson to take action for justice apparently still makes some people uncomfortable.

Jim Naureckas

Labor

Documents Show Notorious Union-Buster Backing Kentucky’s County Right-to-Work Laws

Moshe Z. Marvit

Culture

Drowning Cajun Country

Will the eaters of étouffée disappear along with the Louisiana bayou?

Kendra Pierre-Louis

New Challenge To Pennsylvania Law Restricting Mumia Abu-Jamal And Other Prisoners’ Speech

George Lavender

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Is Chris Christie’s Bromance With Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Violating Ethics Laws?

The only thing more awkward than the New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful's hug with the widely despised billionaire owner: Christie may have been breaking the law while doing it.

David Sirota