The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The ‘Economic Persecution’ Myth: No Need To Weep for the Wealthy

Research shows that taxing millionaires won't drive them away.

David Sirota

Video

Russell Brand Breaks Down The Need For Socialism

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Culture

Silk Road Rage

Jia Zhangke's A Touch of Sin is a grotesque portrayal of modern-day China's struggle with corruption.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Minimum-Wage Hike Won’t Appease Bangladeshi Workers

Michelle Chen

Labor

16-Hour Shifts, But Not a Real Worker?

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Social Democracy in the South

Bernie Sanders talks about economic justice—and the possibility of a presidential run—on a three-day road trip.

Cole Stangler

Comics

Hooray?

Jeff Danziger

Feature

No More City on a Hill

San Francisco isn't some carefree utopia for queer people, says trans activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.

Yasmin Nair

Discovering a Black Man Having a Heart Attack on the Sidewalk

Mike Elk