The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Homelessness in the Land of High-Tech

Thousands sleep in the streets of super-rich Silicon Valley.

Evelyn Nieves, AlterNet

Labor

$15 Minimum Wage To Appear on Chicago Ballots

Angela Caputo

With a 47 year sentence for marijuana distribution, Weldon Angelos deserves a commutation

Matt Stroud

Feature

The Next Corporate-Friendly Trade Pact

With the TPP facing Congressional scrutiny, the U.S. presses forward on another deal.

Cole Stangler

Feature

Just Kids

Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?

Matt Stroud

30 years in ‘the hole’: Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz, 70, remains in solitary confinement despite pleas

Matt Stroud

Feature

When XXX Doesn’t Mark the Spot

What censoring online porn means for queer youth (and everyone else)

Yasmin Nair

Feature

The End of the ‘War on Christmas’ Fearmongering

Despite the best efforts of Fox News, Americans have recognized there's no 'war on Christmas.

David Sirota

Comics

A Disturbing Truth

Matt Bors