The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Airport Workers Paid $9 an Hour and At Risk of Ebola Go on Strike

Jordan McCurdy

Labor

Facebook Shuttle Drivers Demand a Union—And Some Sleep

Alex Lubben

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Can Climate Change Unite the Left?

To avoid catastrophe, we must seize corporate polluters' wealth. And to do that, we must change everything.

Naomi Klein

Labor

Student Activists Demand Harvard Sever Ties with Teach for America

Marina Fang

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As Ferguson ‘Weekend of Resistance’ Begins, Organizers Weigh How to Turn a Moment into a Movement

With thousands descending on Ferguson today to demand justice for Michael Brown, a creator of #BlackLivesMatter thinks now may be the time to win long-term victories.

Julia Wong

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Big Brother Is Watching You—Through Your Metadata

Your personal information may seem to be anonymous, but it isn't.

David Sirota

Labor

22 States Where Adjunct Faculty Are Organizing for Justice

Joe Berry and Helena Worthen

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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good Economics

The median net worth of white families is 9.5 times more than Hispanic families and 12 times more than black families. And the gap has scarcely narrowed in half a century.

Solana Rice and Lillian Singh

OverCriminalized: Alternatives to Incarceration?

George Lavender