The Wisconsin Idea

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The Human Face of Illinois’ Budget Crisis

A new video series from Kartemquin Films and In These Times

Kartemquin Films and In These Times

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How Inequality Guts Democracy, Suppresses the Vote And Keeps the GOP in Power

If you're poor, you're more likely to prefer Democrats, but not vote. If you're affluent, you're more likely to favor Republicans and actually vote.

Theo Anderson

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Donald Trump May Have Won—But This Is No Right-Wing Revolution

What the data can tell us on what went wrong, and how to move forward.

Mike Davis

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“The Death of the Optimism of an Entire Generation”: College Students React to Trump’s Election

Millennials—who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton—had a range of reactions, from despair to defiance.

Olivia Adams

Rural America

A Message from Standing Rock to President Obama

Rural America In These Times

Rural America

New Research Shows Immigrants Working in Rural America are More Likely to Live in Poverty

Alex McLeese

Labor

Think It’s Tough for Labor Now? Just Wait Until Trump Takes Office in January

Moshe Z. Marvit

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President Trump Is Just What the Private Prison Industry Ordered

The president-elect's policies will help not only private prison companies but, as a new report explains, the banks that help finance them.

Charles Davis

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Fighting Trump Isn’t Enough—We Must Also Wage War Within the Democratic Party

Absent our activism, the changing face of the GOP will continue to drag the Democrats further to the right.

Shaun Richman