The Wisconsin Idea

Confronting Chicago’s Tortured Past

Ana Martinez

Ras Baraka, Radical Poet’s Son, Sworn In As Newark Mayor

William A. Hudson

Feature

Broken Eggs, But No Omelet

All austerity has wrought in Europe is a messy kitchen

Slavoj Žižek

Labor

Flight Attendant: ‘The Job Itself Is Almost Therapeutic’

Matthew Blake

Violent Crime in Prison Doesn’t Count in Federal Reports

George Lavender

Feature

Orange is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 4: Everyone’s Acting Like a Predator

Should we still empathize with the characters of OITNB after this week's disturbing revelations?

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

What Harris Means for Workers’ Rights

Moshe Z. Marvit

Canadian Court Calls Foul On Walmart Closing

Jessica Corbett

Comics

Finally, A Real Solution to School Shootings

Matt Bors