The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

No, the Strike Wave Is Not About Vaccine Mandates

The recent spate of militant labor action has been over workers demanding better pay and working conditions—not opposing Covid vaccine requirements.

Jeff Schuhrke

Departments

How to Protect Time Off in a Remote Work World

Legislating the "right to disconnect" could help prevent wage theft in a virtual environment that has blurred the line between work and home.

In These Times Editors

A Billionaire: Tax on Billionaires Is "Ridiculous"

A billionaire hedge fund manager weighs in on the Democrats' proposed wealth tax.

Hamilton Nolan

Climate

We’re About to Pass Up a Generational Opportunity to Stem the Climate Crisis

The Build Back Better program isn’t just inadequate on climate—it may be a disaster. Here’s what movements are demanding next.

Basav Sen

The U.S. Turned Jewish Refugees Away During The Holocaust. Its Refugee Policy Hasn't Changed Much Since.

The United States says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"—unless they don't look or act like me.

Rick Perlstein

Dispatch

Shahana Hanif, Socialist Feminist Organizer, Is About to Make History

From the start, the campaign worked to harness the power of an under-tapped activist community of Bangladeshi women—inspiring a new generation of organizers.

Ria Modak

Viewpoint

We Might Get Some Great Tax Policies for Very Dumb Reasons

And that's okay.

Hamilton Nolan

Joe Manchin Is the One with an "Entitlement Mentality"

By refusing to support a massively popular social spending plan, Manchin is showing just how out of step he is with the American public and his own voters—like a modern day Marie Antoinette.

Celine-Marie Pascale

For the $10 Billion It Gave Shareholders, John Deere Could Have Given Each Worker $142,000

Workers made a fortune for shareholders over the last six-year contract. They should demand that they get paid their true worth before shareholders get a penny.

Colleen Boyle