The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why Did Ferguson and Baltimore Erupt? Look to the Government-Backed History of Housing Segregation

The recent African-American uprisings aren't just about police brutality.

Richard Rothstein

Viewpoint

Bernie Sanders: A Candidate Worth Voting For

'I have decided to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president,' Sanders announced this morning.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

University of Chicago Nurses Narrowly Avert Strike, Claim Victory Against Hospital

Miriam Shestack

Feature

In Baltimore and Across the Country, Black Faces in High Places Haven’t Helped Average Black People

Electing African-American political leaders has done little to alleviate the suffering of Black America.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Labor

In Major Anti-Labor Case, Union-busters No Longer Even Pretend Unions Don’t Benefit Workers

Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor

Inside the Case That Could Hold McDonald’s Responsible for Union-busting

Andrew Elrod

Comics

Rotten to the Core

Eric Garcia

Viewpoint

Third Party Time ... Out

The quadrennial debate begins.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

Alleging Millions in Wage Theft, West Coast Port Truckers Strike

Mario Vasquez