The Wisconsin Idea

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St. Louis University Occupation Ends, But Movement for Justice in Ferguson Continues

The spirit of Occupy Wall Street lived on in a weeklong campus occupation demanding justice for Michael Brown.

James Anderson

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Amy Poehler’s Radical Niceness

Reading Poehler's new book Yes Please is like hanging out with a friend who believes you can do anything, and wants you to do much better.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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House Democrats Call for an Investigation into Jimmy John’s Non-Compete Clauses

Will Craft

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So the Battle Over Legalization Has Come Down to This: A Duel Between Weed and Booze

Drug reformers say marijuana is a far less harmful substance than alcohol—and are willing to go "hit for shot" to prove it.

David Sirota

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The Polluters Must Pay

Fossil fuel companies' profits are morally illegitimate. The public has the right to take those profits—to clean up their mess.

Naomi Klein

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Nervous, Cuomo? Green Party’s Howie Hawkins Draws 6 Teachers Union Endorsements

Kevin Solari

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The Sharing Economy’s ‘First Strike’: Uber Drivers Turn Off the App

Rebecca Burns

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“The Show Must Go On”: Guitar Center Workers Push for First Contracts

Diane Krauthamer

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Karen Lewis’ Replacement at the CTU Has a Message for Rahm Emanuel

Miles Kampf-Lassin