The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Why “Pay for Success” Financing Could Cost Taxpayers More Than They Bargained For

Cash-strapped governments are increasingly turning to Wall Street to fund social services. Will the model be a Trojan horse for privatization?

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

OSHA Under Trump Is Tight-Lipped—Democratic Senators Demand To Know Why

Paul Feldman, Fair Warning

Feature

Why We Should Stop Using the Word “Activist”

Contesting power isn't a hobby or a subculture—it's a collective project pervading all facets of our lives.

Jonathan Matthew Smucker

Viewpoint

Jeremy Corbyn’s Judgment Day

The June 8 election is critical for Labour's future.

Jane Miller

Feature

How Poor Children Are Bearing the Brunt of Austerity Cuts

The Illinois budget impasse is being used to erode childhood development programs for poor families.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Labor

Nursing Home Workers Win Big After Threatening to Strike: “We Have the Power Now”

David Moberg

Feature

What Happens When You Put Adult Education on the Chopping Block

The Illinois budget crisis is causing extreme cuts to adult education and literacy programs.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Feature

Homelessness and Austerity: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Budget cuts to housing and social welfare programs are exacerbating the homelessness crisis.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Rural America

News Flash: Wage Workers and Immigrants Didn’t Create Our “Corporate Kleptocracy”

Jim Hightower