The Wisconsin Idea

Prisoners in Texas Dying from Extreme Heat

George Lavender

Feature

Why the GOP Really Fears Minimum-Wage Hikes

It comes down to a deep disrespect for the workers who make the country run.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Comics

Portland’s Pee Problem

Matt Bors

Kentucky Prison Doctor Fired After Hunger Striking Prisoner Starves to Death

George Lavender

Feature

Sipping Lattes on the Edge of a Volcano

What do Palestinians, human rights workers, progressive Israelis and Israeli settlers have to say about daily life in an occupied land?

Marilyn Katz

Feature

Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 2: Nasty Bitter Career Gals

Peggy Olsen has been through a lot—but when she bullies the show's most marginalized characters, she deserves to lose our sympathy.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Ten Governors’ Races To Watch In 2014

A handy guide for progressives and working people.

Sarah Berlin and David Moberg

Feature

Our Neoliberal President

Obama wants to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Melvyn Dubofsky

Philadelphia Implements Landmark Progressive Immigration Policy

Dan Staggs