The Wisconsin Idea

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How the Common Core Supports Capital

Education should push students to question the status quo, not accept it.

Shawn Gude

Activists Call on U.N. to Intervene in Detroit Water Shutoffs

William A. Hudson

Labor

Police Officer: ‘Policing Mostly Became a Response to the 911 Call Machine’

Steve Early

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How Walmart Threatens Organic Food

The store's Wild Oats brand won't sow sustainability.

Arun Gupta

Comics

Crisis in Iraq: Sound Familiar?

Matt Bors

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Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 2: Taystee’s Own Worst Enemy

Taystee is torn, in some fundamental way, between ambition and self-sabotage.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Andrew Cuomo’s Primary Challenger Has More Than Just a Memorable Name

Zephyr Teachout's background in campaigning, law and education makes her a venerable candidate in the race to become New York's governor.

Sarah Jaffe

Republicans Elect Kevin McCarthy as New Majority Leader

Joshua Rosenblat

American Apparel Decides Alleged Creep CEO Is Bad for Business

Ethan Corey