Remembering Jesse Jackson
Viewpoint
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Fought for Economic Justice, Dies at 84
“His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by,” said Jackson’s family.
Jake Johnson
Viewpoint
Before Bernie, There Was Jesse
For a brief moment 30 years ago, it looked like our first black president would be the leader of a multiracial working-class coalition.
Salim Muwakkil
Feature
Jesse Jackson Keeps Pushing
30 years after his first presidential run, Jackson talks Obama, Civil Rights and the black vote.
Joel Bleifuss
The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
ICE OUT!
LaborPodcast
“Ice Messed With the Wrong Profession”: The Country’s Largest Nurses’ Union Honors Alex Pretti
In the wake of an ICU nurse’s murder by federal agents, National Nurses United has joined calls to abolish ICE.
Maximillian Alvarez
LaborViewpoint
"ICE Is Made Up of a Bunch of Cowards"
Artist Margaret Vail Palmquist eviscerates ICE in a series of illustrations over its abduction of a 5-year-old in the Minneapolis area earlier in the week.
Margaret Vail Palmquist
Politics
There’s Never Been a More Fitting Time for Democrats to Stop Funding ICE
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Minnesota Miracle
Labor
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz
LaborInterview
“No Work. No Spending": Minnesota Workers Strike Today to Protest ICE
Maximillian Alvarez
Labor
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Sarah Lazare
I Went to Pedophile Island and All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt!
New comics from Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.
Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden
What We Can Learn From North Carolina’s “Moral Mondays”
As Trump intensifies his anti-democratic crackdown, North Carolina’s Moral Mondays movement offers a roadmap for organizers looking to fight back.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook
In the Fight Against ICE, Kids Are on the Front Lines
From tear gas attacks to violent abductions, we are collectively witnessing the mass-scale abuse of children. Young people are fighting back.
Madeline Lane-McKinley
Remembering Kent Wong (1956-2025)
Wong was an educator, organizer and visionary who saw immigrants as the heart of the labor movement—long before the idea had reached the mainstream.
Gregory Mantsios
DepartmentsPolitics
I Love You, Madame Librarian
Kurt Vonnegut expresses admiration for one of the last promising places in America for people to feel: libraries and the people who work there.
In These Times Editors
ViewpointPolitics
Antifa Everywhere
As Trump revives the war on terror against domestic opposition, what does antifascism mean?
Alberto Toscano
Columnists
How Mamdani Won
DispatchPolitics
A Rare and Beautiful Moment In War
Hamilton Nolan
LaborViewpoint
Zohran Mamdani on the Night Shift for Mayor
Luis Feliz Leon
ViewpointPalestinePolitics
How Zohran Mamdani Achieved Escape Velocity from Politics as Usual
Dania Rajendra and Rebecca Vilkomerson
ViewpointPolitics
Zohran Mamdani Can Become Our Generation’s Bernie Sanders
Bhaskar Sunkara
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Building Bridges and Erasing Jail Debt: Katherine Passley
Kim Kelly
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
The Education of a Teamster Rebel: Antonio Rosario
Luis Feliz Leon
LaborFeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Braving a Campaign of Terror: Unnamed
Maurizio Guerrero
COMICS CURATED BY MATT BORS
An obituary for Dick Cheney in one frame, and other Election Day comics!
Matt Bors, Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, Mattie Lubchansky and Keith Knight
December comics from Kirk Anderson, Tom Tomorrow, and Jen Sorensen.
Kirk Anderson, Tom Tomorrow and Jen Sorensen
PALESTINE
LaborInterview
Why U.S. Labor Has a "Special Responsibility" to Stop Israel's Attacks on Lebanon
Sarah Lazare
PalestineDispatch
Gaza’s Nightmare
Yousef Aljamal
Palestine
Palestinian Youth Movement Vows to Make Genocide Support Too Costly for Maersk
Tyler Walicek
Translations
Housing
La Iniciativa de Chicago para Leyes de Desalojos por “Causa Justa”
Rebecca Burns
Housing
Dos Sindicatos de Inquilinos, Una Huelga de Renta
Rebecca Burns
FeaturePalestine
التحولات التي شهدها مجتمع المسلمين في الولايات المتحدة بعد 20 عامًا من التاسع من أيلول وكيفية تجليها بعد السابع من تشرين الأول
إيمان عبد الهادي
More investigations
FeatureInvestigation
As Corporate Landlords Spread, a Mold Epidemic Takes Root
Thomas Birmingham
Investigation
As Fentanyl Overdoses Soar, LA City Crews Toss State-Funded Narcan from Encampments
Jack Ross
LaborPalestineInvestigation
U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists
Shane Burley
LaborViewpoint
Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too
The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.
Sarah Lazare
LaborInterview
Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig
Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the Jan. 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.
Daniel Denvir
LaborPalestine
The U.S. Workers Who Went on Strike for Gaza
How one UAW local pulled off a mass strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians.
Sarah Lazare
On the Spirit of “Woman, Life, Freedom”
Alessandra Bajec
Culture
A Visual Tour of Minneapolis’ Radical History
Tori Gantz
Queer archivist groups like Invisible Histories and the Queer Zine Archive Project are preserving queer history and making it accessible in the face of the federal government's erasure. You can do the same.
Lindsay Eanet
