The Wisconsin Idea

Departments

Meet Your Landlord’s Worst Nightmare: Tenants Unions

Nearly half of all renters in 2019 were spending more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. Tenants have had enough—and they're doing something about it.

Dayton Martindale

ViewpointPalestine

Aaron Bushnell's Sacrifice Was a Deeply Loving Act

War resister Rory Fanning reflects on Aaron Bushnell's legacy.

Rory Fanning

PalestineCulture

Digital Resources for a Free Palestine: A Roundup

In the face of Israel's attacks on Palestinian cultural institutions, we've compiled a list of resources to center and honor Palestinian culture.

Iman Husain

LaborDepartments

Before Shawn Fain, There Was Jerry Tucker

Tucker, a UAW member and union leader, called for a union in solidarity with its workers, not businesses.

In These Times Editors

LaborInterviewPodcast

Uvalde Father Brett Cross Is Fighting so That No One Else Has to Bury Their Child

“At this point, it's not a matter of if it's going to happen to you, it’s a matter of when.”

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Trump Plans to Make His Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich and Corporations Permanent

The 2024 election will help decide whether the U.S. extends provisions of the Trump tax cuts, which allow the wealthy to steal from the public.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Viewpoint

The Mega Grocery Merger That Workers Would Pay the Price For

The Kroger-Albertsons merger is a threat to grocery workers everywhere. Let’s join the fight to stop it.

Ann Larson

Feature

Unequal Before the Law

Native Americans serve astoundingly longer prison sentences—because they are Native.

Stephanie Woodard

Viewpoint

Biden Talked Rent in the State of the Union—Now He Needs a Real Plan to Deal with the Rent Crisis

The Biden administration can take immediate steps to protect tenants and lower the rent. Here’s how.

Tara Raghuveer