The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

How Tipping Helped Make Sexual Harassment the Norm for Female Servers

Jenny Brown

Feature

The Super Bowl’s Violence Is America’s Violence

Connecting the dots between football and the violence throughout our society might tell us more than we care to know about ourselves.

Theo Anderson and Joshua Salzmann

Feature

If You Tweet This, Jonathan Chait Wins

Chait styles himself as the defender of old-school liberalism, but the fact is, "Not Very P.C. Of You" is one of the most cynical, lazy pieces of #content you'll read all year.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

A Modest Proposal for Public Sector Union Opponents

Jon Shelton

Feature

Save Us From Washington’s Visionaries: In (Modest) Praise of a Comforting Mediocrity

Washington's lack of visionaries and willingness to steer clear of global disasters were ultimately a good thing.

Andrew J. Bacevich

Viewpoint

The Barriers to Black-Brown Unity

Can Chicago's black and brown communities come together to elect a new mayor?

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

Robert Reich: Without Reeling In Wall Street, the Middle Class Is Doomed

It’s nice that presidential aspirants are talking about rebuilding America’s middle class. But to be credible, candidates must take clear aim at Wall Street.

Robert Reich

Feature

Rahm Emanuel Is a Union-buster. So Why Are Chicago Unions Backing Him?

Most of the city's labor movement is laying low or supporting the mayor in the upcoming election, despite his well-known anti-worker policies.

David Moberg

Feature

On Jonathan Chait, ‘Politically Correct’ Speech and the Social Media Left

Progressive social media activism can be absurd and self-defeating, but it shouldn’t be a tool for smug liberals to dismiss radical critiques.

David Sessions