The Wisconsin Idea

Dispatch

Teachers’ Strikes, Catching Fire

From Oregon to Minnesota, school is out unless teachers and communities are heard.

Sarah Jaffe

Culture

The New York Lottery, Now Kid-Friendly?

A new ad blitz makes deceptive claims.

Matthew Vaz

Labor

Rejecting TPP, AFL-CIO’s Trumka Calls for ‘Global New Deal’

Bruce Vail

Feature

The Politics of Envy

Why the 99% should be tired of fat cats who play the victim.

Michael Winship

Obama Unveils Plan to Reform NSA’s Data Collection Program

Alex Wolff

Labor

Candlelight Vigil at Cook County Jail Shines Light on Chicago’s Mental Health Crisis

Kari Lydersen

Three More Chicago Public Schools To Be “Turned Around”

Andrew Mortazavi

Wells Fargo Fabricated Foreclosure Documents

Sarah Berlin

Feature

Our Plutocracy Problem

When the 1% and politicians join forces, democracy loses.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President