The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

In an Age of Soulless Mass Production, the Artisan Craft Worker Still Lives On

W. Rand Smith

Viewpoint

Why Did Our Media Mourn Charlie Hebdo But Ignore 2,000 Deaths in Nigeria? Ask Fela Kuti.

The Afrobeat legend has much to teach Western media about dealing with such tragedies.

Stephanie Shonekan

Feature

Why 2015’s Pop Music Scene Looks a Lot Like 1995’s

Sleater-Kinney, Bjork and PJ Harvey are back. And they have something to teach the new wave of 'feminist' artists.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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