The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Democrats Can't Afford to Dilute Their $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

The wage increase in the Covid relief bill also applies to tipped workers and others making a subminimum wage. Democrats should fight tooth and nail to make it law.

s.e. smith

Feature

Republicans Are Using the Capitol Riot as a Trojan Horse to Target the Left

Since January 6, GOP lawmakers across the country have introduced a slew of anti-protest bills.

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

As Sex Workers, We Know the “Equality Model” Is a Dangerous Mistake

It's time to reject carceral feminism and decriminalize consensual sex work.

Molly Simmons

Labor

The Gig Economy Is a Vampire That We Shouldn't Make Peace With

If organized labor doesn't hold the line on the principle that workers are employees, we'll all live to regret it.

Hamilton Nolan

DispatchRural America

Indigenous Water Protectors Face Off Against the “Pandemic Pipeline”

Biden halted Keystone XL, but Enbridge’s Line 3 would pipe the same tar sands oil into the U.S. and across Anishinaabe treaty lands.

Clara Liang

Viewpoint

Could Biden's Climate Policy Invite More Militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.

Ashik Siddique

Viewpoint

The Global South Faces a 'Vaccine Apartheid'

Just 10 nations have administered 75% of the vaccines worldwide. Countries like South Africa are being left behind.

Hadas Thier

Rural America

Racing to Save Languages and Cultures, Native American Tribes Rapidly Roll Out Vaccines

Covid-19 has killed Native people at a faster rate than any other group in the U.S., but vaccine rollout in Indian Country has so far been a success story.

Alex Brown

Departments

The Labor Movement Has a Card to Play—And We Need to Play It

Card check, which makes forming a union faster and easier for workers, is the centerpiece of the PRO Act. It's an essential tool for the labor movement.

In These Times Editors