The Wisconsin Idea

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Orwell’s Defeats

A new book of letters offers a glimpse at the man behind the reputation.

Kristian Williams

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Our Gilded Age Education System

The ongoing education debate has little to do with schools and everything to do with money.

David Sirota

Better Treatment of Trans Women by Philly Police Could Have Averted Brutal Murder, Says Activist

Melissa Gira Grant

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Class Wars in Space

Elysium tackles the important issues of our time with the subtlety of an evil robot with a sledgehammer.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics

Egypt’s Solution

Jeff Danziger

Labor

Lawsuit to Keep 49 Chicago Schools Open Faces Setback

Kari Lydersen

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 4: Prison Isn’t a Pause Button

Piper's old life recedes, and a much richer world emerges.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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MBAs Without Borders

Will a backroom trade deal let the corporate class skip the immigration line?

Cole Stangler

Breaking Bad Recap, Season 5, Episode 9: Blood Money

Lindsay Beyerstein