The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why Selma’s Critics Are Wrong About Civil Rights History

The film's portrayal of Martin Luther King pushing President Lyndon Johnson to take action for justice apparently still makes some people uncomfortable.

Jim Naureckas

Labor

Documents Show Notorious Union-Buster Backing Kentucky’s County Right-to-Work Laws

Moshe Z. Marvit

Culture

Drowning Cajun Country

Will the eaters of étouffée disappear along with the Louisiana bayou?

Kendra Pierre-Louis

New Challenge To Pennsylvania Law Restricting Mumia Abu-Jamal And Other Prisoners’ Speech

George Lavender

Feature

Is Chris Christie’s Bromance With Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Violating Ethics Laws?

The only thing more awkward than the New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful's hug with the widely despised billionaire owner: Christie may have been breaking the law while doing it.

David Sirota

Comics

A New Hope for Chicago

Eric Garcia

Labor

Adjunct Union Victory: Washington University Contingent Faculty Vote to Unionize

Kevin Solari

Comics

The NYPD Protest Is Great

Matt Bors

Labor

The GOP Is Trying To Take Health Care Away from Millions of Americans

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President