The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

What a Century-Old Socialist Newspaper Can Teach Us About the Left

Inside Appeal to Reason, the paper that inspired In These Times

Sharon Carson

Feature

How SWAT Team Expos Are Militarizing Police Departments Across the Country

Instead of disaster preparedness and storm relief, resources are being funneled into violent police trainings and arms exchanges.

Tara Tabassi

Labor

Farmworkers Say “Us Too,” Demanding Freedom From Sexual Violence

Michelle Chen

Rural America

Rural Communities Look to the Past to Defeat the Industrial Agriculture of the Present

John Ikerd

Feature

COP23 Proved That Indigenous Peoples Still Don’t Have a Real Voice in Climate Negotiations

While the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus was given a seat at the climate negotiations table, this role was largely symbolic.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

The House GOP’s Tax Bill Would Make Graduate School Too Expensive For All But the Rich

Jeff Schuhrke

Feature

As the J20 Trial Begins, We Must Not Allow Trump to Imprison Dissenters When They Are Needed Most

A defendant calls for collective defense against repression—and continued resistance.

Olivia Alsip

Dispatch

The Pope May Speak About Climate Justice, But in L.A., the Church Leases Land to an Oil Company

Oil and holy water don’t mix.

Charles Davis

Feature

Bernie Sanders Is Now Backing Randy Bryce—Which Could Be Very Bad News for Paul Ryan

Sanders' endorsement of Bryce comes at a time when the former union organizer and steelworker is rising in the polls in his bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Marc Daalder