The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Portrait of a Husband, Father and Genocidal Butcher

Heading the SS didn't excuse Heinrich Himmler from his fatherly duties.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

Jon Burge, Torturer of Over 100 Black Men, Is Out of Prison After Less Than Four Years

Chicago's notorious former police commander is released from prison. A human rights lawyer representing police torture victims responds.

Flint Taylor

Dispatch

Activist Pressure Keeps Walgreen’s HQ—And Nearly $4 Billion in Taxes—In U.S.

Thanks to activists, Walgreens execs cancel their Switzerland-bound flights.

Dan Staggs

Feature

White Politicians Still Run the Show in Heavily-Black Towns

Large numbers of African Americans are moving into towns and suburbs, yet their representation in the political system remains weak.

Terrell Jermaine Starr, Alternet

Labor

New Orleans Union Membership Set to Double After Hotel and Casino Workers Win

Kevin Solari

Comics

Recruiting Allies in Syria

Matt Bors

Culture

The Poor Don’t Need Pity

In a new book, Linda Tirado elaborates on her viral essay, 'Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts.'

Joanna Scutts

Labor

Lena Dunham Decides People Should Be Paid for Their Work

Micah Uetricht

Feature

7 Politicians Who Are Actually Talking About Inequality

A few lone voices in Congress are putting economic populism front and center.

David Moberg