The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers

Elites prefer to commemorate dead soldiers, but perhaps we should remember the fighters who deserted and the activists who demanded peace.

Adam Hochschild

Feature

When Police ‘Reforms’ Only Legitimize Police Abuses

The proposed policing reforms in response to the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner won't lessen police violence against communities of color. In fact, they may actually make it worse.

Michael Collins

Labor

Workers at Two Amazon Warehouses in Germany Go On Strike

Jordan McCurdy

Comics

Birds of a Feather

Eric Garcia

Labor

When Your Bus Driver, Airline Pilot or Train Engineer Hasn’t Slept

Jenny Brown

Feature

Sleight of the Invisible Hand

Stock market fraud is as old as the stock market.

Chris Lehmann

Labor

Wall Street to Workers: Give Us Your Retirement Savings and Stop Asking Questions

David Sirota

Labor

Fast Food Workers, Joined By Other Low Wage Workers, Strike in Record 190 Cities

David Moberg

Labor

Chicago Raises Minimum Wage to $13 by 2019, But Strikers Say It’s Not Enough

Will Craft