The Wisconsin Idea

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Trump’s Victory Is a Wake-Up Call to the Left
Did we do enough in 2016? And how can we build a broader electoral movement?
Lynn Koh

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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
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers UnionWU, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.