The Wisconsin Idea

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The Two Competing Visions for the Future of the Democratic Party
A change within the Democratic Party toward fairness and equality for the middle class has to start at the top.
David Sirota
Labor
Panama’s Dockworkers Fight Poverty Wages—With Support From American Unionists
David Bacon
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When Rahm Emanuel Said Executing a Developmentally Disabled Man Was “OK”
As a staffer for Bill Clinton, Emanuel allegedly told a colleague that if the polls said voters were in favor of killing a mentally incapacitated man, so was he.
Rick Perlstein
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A Turning Point for Chinese Workers?
Amid a wave of strikes, hopes for lasting workplace reforms
Chris Rhomberg
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Whither Argumentation?: A Response to Louis Nayman
Every direct reference to the exclusive right of one group, based on its mythic and historical past, is a precursor to a justification of brutal power, a version of “might is right.”
Slavoj Žižek
Labor
Workers Say the Fight for 15 Isn’t Just About Raises—It’s a Fight for Meaning in Their Lives
David Moberg
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Europe’s Revolt Against Austerity
Syriza is part of a wave of anti-austerity leftism in Europe, much of it led by young people.
Bhaskar Sunkara
After Prisonville: What Next For Willacy?
George Lavender
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The Absurdity of Rahm Emanuel’s Fixation on Chuy Garcia’s Enlace Budget Deficit
The mayor's hammering away at Garcia over several hundred thousand dollars in deficit at the nonprofit Enlace Chicago is incredibly dishonest.
Micah Uetricht
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