The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Nemesis of the Chemical Giants

For 30 years, scientist Theo Colborn has fought the chemical industry—and won.

Molly M. Ginty

Feature

The Congress of Collective Hallucinations

In Ari Folman's new film, fantasy is a slippery slope.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics

Where ISIS Learned to Waterboard

Matt Bors

California Moves to Change Solitary Confinement for Mentally Ill Prisoners

George Lavender

Labor

Data Entry Associate: ‘It Just Felt Completely Irrelevant’

Analeah Rosen

On Labor Day, A Working Families Party Strategy

Julie Kushner and Rafael Navar

Labor

For Labor, an Open Shop Doesn’t Have to Mean Closed Doors

Steve Early

Culture

Labor History: The First Factory Strike

In 1824 in Pawtucket, R.I., women weavers led the mother of all strikes.

Joey L. DeFrancesco and David Segal

Labor

At Market Basket, the Benevolent Boss Is Back. Should We Cheer?

Julia Wong