The Wisconsin Idea

LaborInterview

After Biden Blocked Their Strike, Railroad Workers Weigh the Lesser of Two Evils

“I don’t think the screwing that we got in 2022 [is playing] any factor today,” one locomotive engineer says. “I can’t imagine any worker voting for Donald Trump.”

Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointPalestineElection 2024

We Resigned Over U.S. Support for Genocide—But Are Voting for Harris

"We are not defending the two-party system whose shortcomings are blindingly clear—but in this election, if Kamala Harris loses, then Donald Trump wins."

Lily Greenberg Call and Harrison Mann

ViewpointElection 2024

Trump and Musk Want the U.S. to Become a Corporatocracy

The two dangerous demagogues are openly colluding with one another to seize political power so they can milk taxpayers and dismantle government regulations that protect the public.

Sonali Kolhatkar

PalestineElection 2024Video

Video: Can Kamala Harris Find Voters In Dearborn?

"People here have families that are originally from the exact towns and villages that are being bombed with American weapons."

Afeef Nessouli

Election 2024

It's Trump

The Associated Press called the election for Trump Wednesday morning.

In These Times Staff

Departments

The Child Tax Credit Is Great For Parents And For Turning Out The Vote

During the pandemic, an expanded Child Tax Credit provided material relief for working families. Congress let the measure expire, but it remains popular with voters.

J. Patrick Patterson

PalestineElection 2024

Pro-Palestine Student Activists at HBCUs Are Divided on How to Vote

In North Carolina and Georgia, some say they are casting a vote to save our democracy while others say they are withholding theirs to save the world.

Alexis Wray

Viewpoint

On Losing a Loved One to Alzheimer's—and Trumpism

I saw in my dying grandfather Trump’s ideal follower—and right-wing media’s ideal viewer.

Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointPalestineElection 2024

It's Not Too Late for Kamala Harris to Earn Votes Like Mine

Harris can win thousands of votes across the country, including in key swing states, by calling for an arms embargo.

Saqib Bhatti