The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Low-Wage Workers in D.C. Turn Pledge of Allegiance Into Protest Chant

David Moberg

Feature

Congress Members Move to Restore Voting Rights Act

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking steps to reinstate the civil-rights law invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Cole Stangler

A Young Filmmaker Shares Her Story of Losing a Mother to Gun Violence

Claire Glass

Feature

Is Higher Ed the Next Target of Corporate ‘Reformers’?

The proposed shuttering of City College of San Francisco bears unsettling parallels to K-12 school closings.

Rebecca Burns

Feature

White Chick Behind Bars

Netflix's Orange is the New Black gets an 'A' on queer issues, a 'C' on race and an 'F' on class.

Yasmin Nair

Culture

The Myth of the Hardhat Hawk

Was the working class really the biggest proponent of the Vietnam War?

Bhaskar Sunkara

E.U. Imposes Sanctions Against Israeli Occupied Territories

Lauren Teixeira

Feature

Taking Back the Open Mic Night

Prominent comedians are coming out against rape jokes after a long culture war.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

Will Bangladesh Get Off the Hook on Safety Improvements?

Mike Elk