Cole Stangler writes about labor and the environment. His reporting has also appeared in The Nation, VICE, The New Republic and International Business Times. He lives in Paris, France. He can be reached at cole[at]inthesetimes.com. Follow him @colestangler.
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The Labour Left Is Poised to Take Power If It Can Move Past One Roadblock: Brexit
The Labour Party's left flank is preparing for its best shot at governing in a generation. But the Brexit dilemma threatens to fracture the party's electorate.
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Dispatch
What the Yellow Vests Have in Common with Occupy
Inside the mass protests that are rocking France.
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Labor
Meet the Coalition Building a Global Union Movement Against Capitalism
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Berniecrats Score Another Major Win Against the Democratic Establishment
Under proposed reforms pushed by backers of Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential primary would take place on a much fairer playing field than in 2016.
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Mélenchon’s Campaign To Transform French Politics From the Left
The Bernie Sanders of France offers a progressive populist program to remake the Republic.
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How the Democratic Establishment Beat Back Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid
Despite the setback, progressives remain determined to democratize the party and empower the left wing.
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Labor
Walmart, Nike and Others Decline to Back $40 Monthly Wage Hike in Cambodia’s Garment Industry
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Labor
French Workers Step Up Labor Strikes: “With This Law, We’re Going Toward a Catastrophe”
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How the Left Can Stop Trump
The Right failed. It's up to us now.
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The Upside of a Republican Congress
Progressives face a 'tough slog,' but so do Obama's pro-corporate trade deals.
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“This Will Have a Ripple Effect Across the Country”: State of New York Bans Fracking
After years of pushing in New York, environmental activists have finally chalked up a victory against hydraulic fracturing.
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Labor
Lame-Duck Congress Nears Last-Minute Vote On Sweeping Pension Reform
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Labor
Richard Trumka Sounds Optimistic Note In Spite Of Republican Midterm Shellacking
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Labor
Building Trades Chief Lauds Fracking Boom, Shrugs Off Environmental Concerns
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Hundreds of Thousands of Climate Marchers Make History
Sunday's climate change protest in New York was bigger than the 1963 March on Washington. What's next?
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Naomi Klein’s New Book Is a Manual for a Movement
This Changes Everything argues that only grassroots movements, not politicians or the 1%, can prevent climate disaster.
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‘All of Us Feel Absolutely Betrayed’
In last-minute compromise, Colorado Dems squelch anti-fracking ballot measures.
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What Happens in Geneva…
The mammoth global "free trade" agreement you've never heard of.
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Spoiler Alert, Connecticut: Jon Pelto Says He Isn’t One
Meet the blogger and former legislator who just might be incumbent Governor Dan Malloy's worst enemy.
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Labor
BNSF Railway Engineers to Ride Solo
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All Aboard for Net Neutrality
Why the Internet should be regulated like the railroads.
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Dispatch
The Oil Industry Hits an Unexpected Roadblock
A small city in Maine strikes a blow against Canadian tar sands extraction.
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Freedom Summer at 50
Amid commemorations, Southern activists aim to rekindle the voting rights movement.
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BREAKING: House To Push Back Against Military Action in Iraq
Members of Congress want to send a clear message to Obama: They won't stand for another war.
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Making Sense of Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Is the EPA's proposal to reduce carbon emissions really a game-changer?
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Monkey Wrenching the Frackers
Radical environmentalists prepare to fight gas export terminal through direct action.
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Labor
As “Transportation Cliff” Nears, Unions Rally for Public Transit
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Run, Bernie, Run—But As What?
Dems, Greens, independents and socialists are courting Vermont’s junior senator.
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Oligarchy Enshrined
Why the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon ruling is good news for the super-rich and bad news for progressive Democrats.
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The Political Legacy of Tim Carpenter
A tribute to the radical Democrat and "ultimate organizer."
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‘Cowboy Indian Alliance’ Takes a Stand Against Keystone XL
Ranchers, tribal communities, allies and activists camp out in Washington to protect their land.
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Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection
Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.
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Lobbyists Deceptively Claim the Public Favors Fast-Tracking Trade Agreements
Critics say the much-hyped opinion polls relied on tricky phrasing to create an impression of voter support.
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Gas Export Push Gains Steam, Bulldozing Environmental Concerns
The Senate and House Energy Committees call to fast-track liquefied natural gas exports.
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Dispatch
Keystone XL Gets Electoral
Green candidates are cropping up all over the 'red' state of Nebraska.
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Conflict in Ukraine Could Be a Boon for Big Gas
A slew of bills in Congress would expedite permits for liquefied natural gas exports.
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Labor
Right-Wing Union Busters Take a Victory Lap After Chattanooga, Crediting Community Outreach
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Budget Battles: Beyond Obama vs. Ryan
The Congressional Progressive Caucus hopes to shift the annual budget debates away from austerity.
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How Social Security Was Saved
Progressive groups and their allies in Congress win one for the people.
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Kentucky’s Keystone XL
Nuns, landowners and environmentalists take on the union-backed Bluegrass Pipeline.
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Thousands Rally Against Keystone XL as Obama Faces Decision
The two-year-plus political drama is nearing its climax.
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Angering Environmentalists, AFL-CIO Pushes Fossil-Fuel Investment
Labor's Richard Trumka has gone on record praising the Keystone pipeline and natural gas export terminals.
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Hated on the Left, the TPP Draws Conservative Foes
A ragtag right-wing coalition opposes fast-tracking the deal they call 'Obamatrade.'
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Coal-ateral Damage
Appalachian environmentalists call a proposed 110-mile expressway ‘mountaintop removal disguised as a highway.’
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The Next Corporate-Friendly Trade Pact
With the TPP facing Congressional scrutiny, the U.S. presses forward on another deal.
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Top Pipeline Regulator: Lack of Oversight ‘Keeps Me Up At Night’
Some 200,000 miles of gathering lines go entirely unregulated.
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David Horowitz: ‘Conservatives Are So F**king Well-Mannered’
America’s preeminent leftist-turned-neoconservative talks politics with In These Times.
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An Outsider on the Inside
Though battling terminal illness, Tim Carpenter is still busy moving Congress left.
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