The Wisconsin Idea

Feature
Fidel Castro (1926-2016)
A major feature of Fidel Castro’s 47-year-old rule was his manipulation of popular support and the creation of a political system that does not hesitate to use repression, and not only against class enemies, to cement its power.
Samuel Farber

Rural America
Standing Rock Sioux Vow to Ignore Army Corps Eviction Order
Rural America In These Times

Dispatch
Why Fair Scheduling Could Be Labor’s Next Big Fight
A series of citywide ordinances are taking aim at erratic and unpredictable scheduling.
Jonathan Timm

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Fighting the Bosses: 40 Years of In These Times
Without a strong labor movement, there is little hope for socialism—let alone a more humane capitalism.
David Moberg

Rural America
Beneficial Wildlife: The Unsung Heroes of a Balanced Farm Ecosystem
Marie Burcham

Labor
Will Workplace Safety Survive a Trump Presidency?
Elizabeth Grossman

Feature
How an Entitled Clinton and the “Politics of Resentment” Gave Us Trump
Some lessons only become clear with time, but the 2016 election has already taught us a lot about our differences.
Theo Anderson

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Pushing the Democratic Party Left: 40 Years of In These Times
Since 1976, In These Times has pressured Democrats for a more progressive agenda.
Joel Bleifuss

Labor
Trump Vows to Disrupt Trade—Progressives Need to Push Him in the Right Direction
Michelle Chen
