The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

Carrier Workers Are Livid After Facing Layoffs Despite Trump’s Promises

Bryce Covert

Feature

Meet Paula Jean Swearengin: The Progressive Who Won West Virginia’s Democratic Senate Primary

West Virginia could soon get a Bernie Sanders supporter—and coal miner's daughter—in the U.S. Senate.

Ed Rampell

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