The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The National Security State’s Incestuous Relationship with ISIS

A fundamental aspect of ISIS' strategy lies in the necessity of a heavy-handed, reactionary response from the West to further their own narrative, ideology and recruiting. Western governments are playing into their hands.

Tom Engelhardt

Labor

California Duplicate Minimum Wage Ballot Battle Pits SEIU vs. SEIU

David Dayen

Labor

Remembering the Life and Music of Labor Agitator Joe Hill, Who Was Executed 100 Years Ago Today

David Cochran

Feature

What Is Actually Radical About Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism Isn’t the Socialism

It isn't a particularly radical political vision—it's an unflinching commitment to democracy.

Theo Anderson

Viewpoint

The Israeli Occupation Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Boycotting Israel is the best way to save the country from itself.

Marc Daalder

Comics

Hollande’s Unique Response To Paris Attacks: Bomb Shit

Matt Bors

Culture

The Barriers to Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe

The contrasts between the lives of Europeans and the lives of refugees

Jane Miller

Labor

SEIU Endorses Hillary Clinton, But Rank-and-File Activists Say Push for Bernie Sanders Isn’t Over

Mario Vasquez

Viewpoint

Why Slavoj Zizek Is Wrong About the Syrian Refugee Crisis—And Psychoanalysis

A response to Zizek's recent In These Times piece.

Sam Kriss