The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

It's Time for Democrats to Pick a Side on Israeli Apartheid

As violence rages in Gaza, U.S. officials must come to the aid of the oppressed or face political consequences.

Hadas Thier

Feature

House Progressives Are Urging Democrats to Ditch the GOP and Pass a Bold Infrastructure Plan

Facing obstruction from Mitch McConnell and Republicans, a group of nearly 60 Democratic lawmakers are pushing for an investment "that truly meets this historic moment."

Kenny Stancil

Climate

When Climate Disaster and Mass Incarceration Collide

Failed responses to environmental disasters in jails are gambling with detainees’ lives.

Daniela Ochoa-Bravo

Viewpoint

Josh Hawley Has a Populist Revolt to Sell You

The Missouri senator’s new book, ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech,’ destroys the notion that any Republican is willing to rein in corporate power.

Jacob Bacharach

Viewpoint

Lies, Damn Lies, and Inflation

Austerity is about to make its political comeback.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

Audubon Society Refuses to Recognize Its Staff Union, But Employees Say Victory Is Near

After more than a year of organizing and turmoil at the top, the bird-focused nonprofit's workers are confident they will win.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

Still Waiting on Justice for George Floyd

One man has been condemned, but the system he came to represent is still intact.

Anand Jahi

“We Are Witnessing the Unification of Palestine”: A Palestinian Activist on the Sheikh Jarrah Uprising

An interview with Fayrouz Sharqawi of Grassroots Al-Quds on why the current crisis started in Jerusalem—and why she’s optimistic about the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

Alex Kane

Departments

Ethnic Cleansing Campaigns Like Sheikh Jarrah Are Nothing New for Israel

An In These Times feature from 1977 examining the proliferation of illegal settlements across the occupied territories has proved distressingly prescient.

Maryum Elnasseh