The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

We Can’t All Just Get Along

In our era of polarization, one party is guiltier than the other.

Susan J. Douglas

Wisconsin Woman Jailed Under ‘Cocaine-Mom’ Law

George Lavender

Labor

As Columbia Grad Students Announce Union Drive, UOregon Students Declare Victory in Strike

Kevin Solari

Labor

Thanks to Labor Board Ruling, You Can Now Use Company Email to Organize a Union

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

Charter Schools May Be Re-Segregating America’s Education System

Charters' defenders like to position themselves as 21st century civil rights activists. But a Delaware lawsuit alleges that charters are actually worsening racial inequality in the state.

David Sirota

Feature

The Recipe For A Successful Protest Movement

It's much more than a sheer numbers game: movements need a combination of mass disruption and sacrifice in order to take off.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Feature

The Most Hated Woman on the Internet

Haters--myself included--have pummeled Amanda Palmer so far beyond recognition that it’s disconcerting to hear her actual voice in her new memoir, The Art of Asking.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Viewpoint

U.S. Youth Take Police Violence Charges to the UN Committee Against Torture

A new generation globalizes the struggle.

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

On International Human Rights Day, Consider the U.N.‘s Statements on the American Justice System

We usually think of "human rights abuses" as something that occur abroad. But recent U.N. proceedings have strong words for the U.S.'s domestic and international activities.

Flint Taylor