The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

The App ICE Forces You To Download

Under Biden, monitoring of immigrants by cell phone has jumped 808%.

Maurizio Guerrero

Climate

Opposition from Progressives and Republicans Could Sink Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Permitting Deal

The West Virginia senator is “getting desperate” as objections to his permitting deal grow louder, saying he’s a victim of “revenge politics.”

Jake Johnson

FeatureCover Story

A Left Answer to Inflation

It is time to forsake the Chicago school of economics.

Hadas Thier

Departments

Lula: The Once and Future President?

On the eve of the presidential election in Brazil, which will pit former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, In These Times revisits Lula’s first year in power.

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

Poverty Is a Public Policy Choice

Pandemic safety net programs kept millions out of poverty in 2021. Cutting them will lead to more unnecessary misery.

Asha Banerjee and Ben Zipperer

LaborViewpoint

Why Aren’t Workers at Unions Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness?

While Biden has taken steps to provide student debt cancellation, union workers are excluded from a key relief program—while workers at anti-labor groups like the Heritage Foundation are covered.

Audrey Winn

LaborViewpoint

Independent Unions Are Great—And Proof of Labor's Broken Institutions

The inspiring wave of independent labor organizing also represents the failure of existing unions.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

“It’s Not Over”: While Biden Touts Rail Deal, Workers Have Yet to Vote—And Many Remain Skeptical

A national rail strike could still be on the table if rank-and-file workers reject the tentative agreement announced by the White House this week.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

Grading President Biden’s Economic Record

Rapid job growth and increased worker bargaining power are very good—there’s a whole lot more progressive policy that could be done.

Max B. Sawicky