The Wisconsin Idea

Interview

“The Lesson Here Is That the System Is Cruel”: Keri Blakinger on Prison Journalism

The formerly incarcerated reporter speaks out on the challenges of prison reporting and her new memoir, Corrections in Ink.

Maggie Duffy

Moderna Plans 4,000% Markup for Covid Vaccine

The Biden administration is going to stop providing Covid vaccines for free—and Big Pharma is ready to profit from the change.

Jake Johnson

Viewpoint

Milton Friedman Set Us Up for a 21st Century Version of Fascism

In 2023, market fundamentalism is fostering authoritarianism—in the United States and abroad.

Joseph Stiglitz

LaborViewpoint

Strikes Are Stronger Than Laws

There's a simple reason why the government can't win unless you let it.

Hamilton Nolan

Rural America

Queering the Family Farm: Meet the LGBTQ Midwest Farmers Taking Food Justice Into Their Own Hands

“We’re not just raising food. We are creating safe spaces for people.”

Bennet Goldstein

LaborViewpoint

Nurses Set To Strike Against New York City’s Healthcare Monopolies

Decades of mergers and acquisitions have turned New York’s hospitals into profit-oriented corporations. Nurses are fighting to change that.

Michael Lighty

LaborDispatch

In California, Independent Truckers Face Uncertain Future

A California law making it harder for trucking companies to classify drivers as independent contractors is now in effect—with big implications for truckers at America’s largest ports.

Stephen Franklin

Departments

Sealing Criminal Records Benefits Us All

About 1 in 3 adults have a criminal record. Each year as a result, millions of people are barred from housing, jobs and public benefits—condemning families to a lifetime of economic hardship.

In These Times Editors

LaborDispatch

Off the Pole, Onto the Picket Line: Why North Hollywood Strippers Are Unionizing

After nine months on strike, California strippers are poised to make Star Garden the country’s only unionized strip club

Emily Janakiram