The Wisconsin Idea

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A Fight Builds Over Multi-Employer Pensions

Unions are stepping up to oppose a likely bill in Congress to slash benefits.

Cole Stangler

Labor

For Goodwill’s Disabled Workers, Spotlight Is On Subminimum Wage

Bruce Vail

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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 7: Trauma Queens

For once, Carrie isn't the only character on Homeland undergoing emotional anguish.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Fight For 15 Confidential

How did the biggest-ever mobilization of fast-food workers come about, and what is its endgame?

Arun Gupta

Labor

New Workplace Injury Transparency; Miller Calls for Black Lung Probe; Airport Job Quality Plummets

Mike Elk

Let’s Talk About Campus Shout-Downs

Lindsay Beyerstein

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Charlie Trotter’s Complicated Legacy

As we mourn a great chef, we shouldn't sugarcoat the way he treated workers.

Arun Gupta

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The Ethics of Mob Justice

A 'Boston bombing victim' Halloween costume brought out the Internet's pitchforks.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Teachers Were Never The Problem

Poverty still lies at the root of the U.S. 'education crisis.'

David Sirota