The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

A Group of Homeless Black Mothers Just Took On a Giant Real Estate Developer—And Won

In Oakland, Moms 4 Housing occupied for a vacant home for two months—and now the corporate owner has agreed to sell it to a community land trust. But the moms say they’ll continue fighting to make sure housing is a human right.

Julia Clark-Riddell

Feature

Is Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez the Future of Texas?

The Latina labor organizer out to unseat GOP heavyweight Sen. John Cornyn.

Steven Greenhouse

Labor

R.I.P. James Thindwa, Friend and Comrade

Lee Sustar

Viewpoint

Yes, Joe Biden Has Long Pushed Cuts to Social Security. End of Story.

Bernie Sanders is right to call out Biden’s objectionable record on cutting Social Security—no matter what Paul Krugman says.

Max B. Sawicky

Feature

How a 15-Hour Workweek Could Change Our Lives for the Better

Americans work 200 more hours annually than their British and French peers—but studies show working more doesn't translate into higher productivity.

In These Times Editors

Labor

An Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Starve Public Schools—In Favor of Religious Ones

Alice Herman

Rural America

Our Food System Hurts Farmers, Consumers and the Earth. We Can Build a Movement to Change It

Anthony Flaccavento

Labor

The Multinational Trying To Bankrupt the Dock Workers Union Has a Sordid Past

Ari Paul

Feature

The Trump Administration Just Opened a New Immigrant Prison in Rural Michigan

But a statewide coalition of activists aims to shut it down.

Brian Dolinar