The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

In 40 Years of Labor Reporting, David Moberg Never Gave Up on the Working Class

As a staff writer for In These Times from its birth in 1976, Moberg secured a unique position for himself in the small band of the nation’s labor writers.

Stephen Franklin

Feature

The Right Wing Is Going All Out to Unravel Our Democracy

Republicans and the Supreme Court are peeling away voting rights and undermining representative government. Grassroots organizing is the only way to preserve U.S. democracy.

Adam Eichen

Climate

The Supreme Court Is Gutting the Regulatory State. Let's Look at Our Other Options.

It's time to talk about public ownership.

Thomas M. Hanna

Labor

UK Rail Workers Prepare for Second Round of Strikes

After their bosses responded to last month’s 40,000-strong rail workers’ strike with a “paltry” contract offer, the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers are gearing up for another day of strike action on Wednesday, July 27.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

U.S. Railroad Workers Inch Closer to a Possible National Strike

After Biden appointed an emergency board to help resolve the labor dispute, rail workers warn: “We have the ability to stop the trains from moving.”

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

Biden’s Presidency Is Sinking Because of Conservative Democrats—Not the Left

Don’t blame progressives for Biden’s failures. It’s the party’s right flank that abandoned the working class.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

FeatureInvestigation

Raising a $1-a-Day Wage Seems Like a No-Brainer. Not to Congress.

Private prisons for immigrants rake in millions a year by paying pennies an hour.

Thomas Ferraro

Viewpoint

After the Fist Bump

The symbolism of Biden's Middle East trip is bad. But the president's actions might be even worse.

Phyllis Bennis

Rest in Power, David Moberg (1943-2022)

David Moberg spent his long, illustrious career covering the labor movement from the perspective of workers.

Don Rose