The Wisconsin Idea
Rural America
Dairy Farmer to Donald Trump: “Replace NAFTA, It’s Not Good For Farmers Anywhere”
Jim Goodman
Feature
Displaced After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans Face Awful Conditions in NYC Shelters
People who left Puerto Rico for New York didn’t know about FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, which offers temporary hotel rooms. Instead, they wound up in homeless shelters.
Joel Cintrón Arbasetti
Feature
If Democrats Want the Support of Millennials, They Should Cut Ties with the Fossil Fuel Industry
The Lawmakers elected in 2018 must lead one of the biggest government projects in history—a rapid transition to a 100-percent renewable energy economy.
Varshini Prakash and Stephen O’Hanlon
Feature
The Specter of Reagan Haunts the GOP’s New Tax Plan
A brief history of how the GOP taxes the poor to reward the rich.
Joel Bleifuss
Labor
“You’re Taking Our Homes”: Ben Carson Shouted Down by Angry Chicago Residents
Tanner Howard
Labor
Florida Prisoners Are Preparing to Strike Against Unpaid Labor
Michael Arria
Culture
Best Books of 2017: In These Times Staff and Reader Picks
From Naomi Klein to Roxane Gay, the reads that made 2017 bearable.
In These Times Staff
Feature
Fire and Fury Signifies Nothing
We must not pretend this book will solve anything, especially the problem of the Trump presidency.
Kate Aronoff
Labor
HR Has Never Been on the Side of Workers. #MeToo Is More Proof.
Sarah Lazare