The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Stop Blaming Individuals for the Spread of Covid and Start Blaming the Government Response

By presenting collective, structural crises as separate, individual problems with separate, individualized solutions, the government abdicates its responsibility to meaningfully intervene.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

We Organize Domestic Workers. Here's Why We Decided We Need a Union, Too.

How our union will make our organization stronger.

The NDWA Staff Union Organizing Committee

Rural America

‘People Are Still Putting Their Bodies on the Line to Stop this Pipeline’

A court found that the Dakota Access Pipeline was built unlawfully. These water protectors are still in prison for trying to stop it.

Joseph Bullington

Viewpoint

15 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Another Perfect Storm Is Upon Us

When Katrina hit, the mainstream media and Congress both reacted shamefully. Their response to the pandemic is no different.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

A Pricey Private School Says “Quaker Values” Justify Aggressive Campaign to Destroy Its Union

Brooklyn Friends School takes advantage of a Trump labor board ruling.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

Banks Have Made $18 Billion From "Paycheck Protection Program" Processing Fees Alone

Fees paid to banks eclipse funding allocated to develop vaccines, provide medical supplies and feed children.

Colleen Boyle

Viewpoint

It’s Not Just Trump: The Neoliberal Roots of the Postal Service Crisis

We should defend the Post Office, both from Trump and the ideology of austerity that treats the agency “like a business.”

Max B. Sawicky

Feature

Social Abstinence Is Not a Sustainable Pandemic Response

The "just say no" approach isn't working. But here's what might.

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

To Win in 2020 and Beyond, the Democrats Need a Bolder Moral Vision

The urgent case for setting our sights higher.

Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis