The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

What Does Collectivist Art Look Like?

In 2022, collectives from the Global South took over the world’s most prestigious art show, and the backlash was swift.

Panthea Lee (李佩珊)

Viewpoint

Military Budget Hike for 2023 is 3,200 Times the NLRB Increase

If a budget reveals what we value, this one should give us pause: extravagant spending for the war machine, scraps for workers.

Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare

Rural America

Oversight Has Led to Better Housing for Migrant Farmworkers. Why Aren't Some States Doing It?

With no national regulation, employers often provide subpar housing to the migrant farmworkers who sustain the billion-dollar food industry.

Johnathan Hettinger and Sky Chadde

Departments

Elites Are Clueless, and so on

Kurt Vonnegut's words live on.

In These Times Editors

Feature

How Private Equity Gave Rise to a New Power Elite

The dominance of predatory financial firms has allowed a class of super-rich investors to exert vast control over our economic and political lives.

Heather Gautney

Culture

When Cops Tell You Who They Are, Listen

A cartoonist illustrates police union leaders’ statements, in their own words.

Johnny Damm

Feature

As Afghans Suffer, U.S. Stalls on Plan to Return Central Bank Funds

In September, the U.S. created a foundation that was supposed to unfreeze Afghanistan's foreign assets. Yet, interviews with trustees reveal that, in three months, no funds have been disbursed—or concrete plans made—to help the Afghan people.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

10 Predictions for Labor in 2023

AI's menace, institutional failures and a labor movement basking in energy not seen in decades.

Hamilton Nolan

ViewpointEn Español

Título 42 fue un desastre. Lo que sigue no se ve mucho mejor.

La terminación ordenada por la corte del Título 42 marca un paso importante hacia la restauración del acceso a las protecciones humanitarias en la frontera. Pero la administración de Biden debe hacer más para luchar contra el legado racista del programa.

Azadeh Shahshahani y Chiraayu Gosrani