The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Lessons from Seattle’s Socialist Breakthrough
Paul Bigman

Labor
National Paid Family Leave May Finally Be on the Horizon
Michelle Chen

Comics
The Real Pope Francis
Matt Bors

Labor
As One Window Closes in Chicago, Another One Opens
Kari Lydersen

Culture
Straight Outta Juárez
A new documentary on narcocorrido, the gangsta rap that glorifies the Mexican drug trade.
Michael Atkinson

Dispatch
A Win for 15
Could SeaTac prove a bellwether for the low-wage worker movement?
Jeff Bishku-Aykul

TIGA BINANGA, NORTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Rachel K. Dooley

The Truth About Nonviolent Movements
Stephen Zunes

Feature
Republicans Offer Up a Raw Deal for Christmas
The GOP wants to give corporations bonuses and put the unemployed out in the cold.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President