The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

Should We Oppose the Intervention Against ISIS?

Most U.S. leftists say yes. But voices we rarely hear—Kurds and members of the Syrian opposition—have more ambiguous views.

Danny Postel

Labor

Obamacare Counselor: “On the Surface, People Have Choices. But It’s a Complete Farce”

Rebecca Burns

Culture

Brother, Can You Spare a Euro?

By posing the choice between a coworker's job and 1,000 Euros, Two Days, One Night explores the state of worker solidarity.

Michael Atkinson

DC Mayor Withdraws Proposed Jail Health Care Contract Amidst Controversy

George Lavender

Feature

Chicago Police Tortured Dozens of Black Men. Now, Victims Are Demanding Reparations.

Momentum is growing for a bill to finally help heal the wounds of years of torture of black men by the Chicago Police Department.

F. Amanda Tugade

Feature

“This Will Have a Ripple Effect Across the Country”: State of New York Bans Fracking

After years of pushing in New York, environmental activists have finally chalked up a victory against hydraulic fracturing.

Cole Stangler

Labor

“Employers Feel Wildly Free To Pay People However They Want”: An Interview with Kim Bobo

Theo Anderson

Culture

Land of the Free and Home of the Enhanced Interrogators

We need a truth and reconciliation commission to deal with our torture problem.

Chris Lehmann

Labor

Randi Weingarten Shares Personal Story of Sexual Assault

Micah Uetricht