The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Railroad Work Is Getting More and More Dangerous. These Workers Want To Change That.
Kari Lydersen

Feature
If We Can’t Ban Guns, Can We Make Them Safer?
As mass shootings mount, some activists believe they've found a smart way around the political gridlock.
Marc Daalder

Viewpoint
Robert Reich: Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong for Refusing To Resurrect Glass-Steagall
Resurrection of the Glass-Steagall Act has become an important policy difference between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Robert Reich

Feature
Margaret Atwood on Climate Change, Her New Book and Why Socialists Are Better with Budgets
We asked the speculative fiction writer about this month's Canadian elections and (relatedly?) whether humanity is doomed.
Jessica Stites

Rural America
Greasing the System: Why Corporate ‘Rights’ Matter
Thomas Linzey

Labor
33 Workers Dead After U.S. Cargo Ship Lost at Sea. Could It Have Been Prevented?
Bruce Vail

Labor
The Fight for $15 Is Raising Wages. Now It’s Time for Step 2: Unions.
David Moberg

Culture
The Neverending Presidency: An Unfettered Look at How Democracy Lost to Mugabe
Camilla Nielsson’s new documentary, Democrats, is a study in how a dictatorship can weather a 'democratic transition'
Michael Atkinson

Feature
New Hillary Clinton Emails: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Sidney Blumenthal Urged Libya Military Action
The most recent release of Clinton's emails show the two liberal advisors strongly encouraging U.S. intervention against Libya.
Branko Marcetic
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 Union, 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.