The Wisconsin Idea
Culture
Whitewashing Godzilla
The latest adaptation of the classic flick all but ignores the original monster's anti-nuclear message.
Steve Ryfle
Viewpoint
Venezuela Tries the Talking Cure
Amidst turmoil, President Maduro meets with opposition leaders. But will it help?
Achy Obejas
Ending Campus Sexual Assault—For Good
Sarah Berlin
Feature
A Bipartisan Alliance That’s True As Steel
Dumped steel from abroad threatens thousands of American jobs.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Comics
Firing an Editor
Matt Bors
Feature
Taking on ‘Capital’ Without Marx
What Thomas Piketty misses in his critique of capitalism.
David Harvey
Portland Divests $9 Million from Walmart
Sarah Berlin
Abu Dhabi Workers Receive Apology From NYU
Mary Lorenzo
Feature
Ode To America’s Freshwater People
On Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and other Midwesterners.
Kurt Vonnegut
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