The Wisconsin Idea

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Jeff Bezos Embodies the Cruel Autocracy of Neoliberal Capitalism

Amazon CEO and richest-man-in-the-world Jeff Bezos wants you to work as much as he does—for one millionth of the pay

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

The Senate’s $2 Trillion Bailout Falls Flat on Worker Protections

The coronavirus financial relief package is packed full of corporate giveaways and lacks basic safeguards for workers and their families.

Josh Bivens and Heidi Shierholz

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The Big Idea: Mandatory Voting

In These Times Editors

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A Caucus for Black Youth

Eli Day

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Death Metal for a Dying Planet

Mario Reinaldo Machado

Viewpoint

The Swing Voter Chimera

Micah Uetricht

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The 7% Matter

Dan Cohen

Labor

Warehouse Workers Suspect Amazon’s Promise of PTO for Part-Time Employees Is a Bait-and-Switch

Rebecca Burns

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Open the Borders. Open the Prison Gates. Don’t Sacrifice a Single Person to This Virus.

Closed borders and ICE raids mean crowded detention centers and camps, which is always inhumane. In a pandemic, it’s a global public health threat.

Khury Petersen-Smith