The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Cuba’s Performance Problem

Havana closes down an open mic.

Coco Fusco

Feature

Slavoj Žižek: The Urgent Necessity of a Syriza Victory in Greece

Only a split from the European Union by Greece can save what is worth saving in the European legacy: democracy, trust in people and egalitarian solidarity.

Slavoj Žižek

Dispatch

The Women Behind Black Lives Matter

The 'leaderless' movement is being propelled by the efforts of women of color.

Kendra Pierre-Louis

Comics

Boko Haram And The Real Threat

Matt Bors

Comics

RIP King Tiger

Eric Garcia

Labor

The U.S. Labor Movement: At a ‘Crossroads,’ or the Gallows?

Jake Blumgart

Labor

Saving Labor’s Sinking Ship

David Moberg

Labor

Goucher College Adjuncts Expect Union Victory As Organizing Spreads in Maryland

Bruce Vail

Feature

How To Sell Off a City

Welcome to Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago, the privatized metropolis of the future.

Rick Perlstein