The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

For Labor, Caution Is Fatal

The riskiest course is to stay the course.

Stephen Lerner

Interview

A Movement to Destroy Democracy

Journalist Katherine Stewart on the Christian Right’s long march towards authoritarianism.

Paul Rosenberg

Palestine

My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner

A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Mahmoud Khalil

PalestineCultureComics

A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji al-Ali

With urgency and wit, this political art remains a bastion for Palestinian liberation and as pertinent as ever.

In These Times Editors

LaborViewpoint

The Labor Movement Should Stand Up for Mahmoud Khalil

Unions have a moral imperative to defend against illegal attacks on political speech. That means demanding justice for Mahmoud Khalil.

Jimmy Williams Jr.

Palestine

A Love Letter to the Student Movement

Repression of the Palestine movement is now here, so what must be done? Four practical steps for the next phase.

Carrie Zaremba

Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together

The detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil was made possible by the normalization of deportation.

Silky Shah

How a “Plan 2028” Could Bring Labor and Social Movements Together

Mass strikes? Escalating disruptions? The call for unified action on May 2028 presents real opportunity if we start now.

Stephanie Luce

Culture

Sheriffs Already Have Too Much Power. Who Will Stop Them Now?

Trump hosted more White House meetings with sheriffs than any other president in U.S. history. <i>The Highest Law in the Land</i> uncovers the overlooked horrors they commit.

Raina Lipsitz