The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Trump’s EPA Nominee Draws Friends and Foes to his Confirmation Hearing

In These Times talks to the coal miners sent by Murray Energy to support Scott Pruitt, and the climate organizers who showed up to oppose him.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Tom Price Is a Horrible Choice for Health Secretary

The Georgia representative redefines what it means to have conflicts of interest.

Adam Gaffney

Labor

In the Fantasy Land of Labor Theorists: Andy Stern’s Latest Contribution

Jay Youngdahl

Viewpoint

The GOP’s Healthcare Plans Have Awakened the Wrath of a Powerful Constituency: Older Americans

Baby boomers won't take cuts to Medicare and Social Security without a fight.

Susan J. Douglas

Rural America

Trump Nominates a Secretary of Agriculture (and, No, It’s Not Wendell Berry)

John Collins

Feature

The New UN Secretary-General Is a Portuguese Socialist Who Speaks Out for Refugees

António Guterres isn't perfect, but he's been a consistent voice for multiculturalism in an increasingly right-wing world.

Marc Daalder

Labor

How the American Postal Workers Union Scored One of its Biggest Wins Ever

Bruce Vail

Viewpoint

Yes, Trump Is President. We Can’t Compromise in the Fight Against Criminalization.

We can't leave survivor-defendants, like Bresha Meadows and others, behind.

Alisa Bierria & Mariame Kaba, #SurvivedAndPunished

Labor

Oregon Unions Are Fielding Their Own Candidates for Public Office

Sara Ryan