Hannah Faris - In These Times

Hannah Faris is associate editor at The Wisconsin Idea, an independent reporting project of People’s Action Institute, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and In These Times.

Why Nurses at This LGBTQ-Affirming Healthcare Provider Threatened to Strike

Workers at Howard Brown Health in Chicago are set to walk out next week after months of stalled negotiations.

These Baristas Have Been on Strike for Over 3 Months to Get Their Union Recognized

At Great Lakes Coffee, workers are on the picket line demanding their rights—part of a growing national movement to organize the cafe industry.

Starbucks Workers Are Facing Down One of the Most Intense Union-Busting Campaigns in Decades

Workers at more than 100 Starbucks stores in 27 states have filed union petitions for elections. In response, the company has launched a relentless anti-union effort.

The Small Towns Rejecting Solar Farms

Residents are split over the largest solar farm in Wisconsin moving in next door

VIDEO: Big Agriculture Has a Bleak Future in Store for All of Us

Factory farming operations have swallowed up much of the U.S. farming economy, and independent farmers warn that we’re not prepared for the future they have in store for us.

Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino and Hannah Faris

VIDEO: Factory Farming is Pushing Independent Farmers to the Edge of Extinction

Government and industry incentives have accelerated the death of the independent farm — rural residents like Kristy Allen are "literally at ground zero."

Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino and Hannah Faris

Documentary: Factory Farms Pose an 'Existential Threat' for Rural Wisconsin Communities

Big Agriculture and the factory farming industry are taking over more of the US landscape and farming economy every year. But these rural communities in Wisconsin are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino and Hannah Faris

A Wisconsin Hog Farm Would Produce 9.4 Million Gallons of Manure a Year. Nearby Residents Live in Fear.

Crawford County is up against Roth Feeder Pig II, which would be the largest hog CAFO in the state and could permanently pollute local aquifers.

How the Deep Roots of Farm Labor Solidarity Helped Wisconsin Survive the Pandemic

A century of agrarian organizing pays off.

The Numbers Show Covid Is a Mental Health Crisis

The U.S. mental health system was already in tatters. Then came the pandemic.