The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Unless You’re Rich, the Economy Is Not Working for You. And the GOP Tax Plan Will Only Make It Worse
Nell Abernathy, The Roosevelt Institute

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
