The Wisconsin Idea

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

Culture

Centrist Think Tanks Won’t Save Our Cities

Economic democracy must come from below.

Gar Alperovitz

Rural America

Can Hunters and Activists Team Up to Phase Out Lead Bullets?

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank