Joel Bleifuss - In These Times

Joel Bleifuss, a former director of the Peace Studies Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is the editor & publisher of In These Times, where he has worked since October 1986.

Bleifuss has worked at In These Times for 34 years, including as managing editor and senior editor. He tackles the state of national and international events with a blend of critical insight and humor, and over the years has developed a niche for investigative reporting. His reporting on environmental health issues, national security scandals and the Iran Contra affair has landed in newspapers and magazines around the country, including the New York Times, the Utne Reader, the Capital Eye and many others. He is the co-author of the book “Was The 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?,” with Steven F. Freeman. Before joining In These Times, Bleifuss was director of the Peace Studies Program for the University of Missouri, a features writer for the Fulton Sun in Fulton, Missouri, and a freelance journalist in Spain. Bleifuss currently serves on the advisory board of The Public Square, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council.

Where’s the Alternative to Trump’s Austerity Budget? Look to Bernie Sanders’ Progressive Caucus.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has proposed a radical People's Budget—but to pass it, we need to take over the Democratic Party.

Single Payer in the Golden State

The fight for Medicare for all goes to California.

Voting Doesn’t Have To Be Winner-Take-All

To get people engaged in politics, we need an electoral system based on proportional representation.

“There’s Not Very Much Time”: Robert Reich’s Plan to Fix the Democratic Party

The progressive economist outlines his vision for reviving the economy, reinventing the party and resisting Donald Trump.

Democratic Elites Are Uneasy With Keith Ellison. That Is Exactly Why He Should Be Head of the DNC.

The Democratic Party must be rebuilt—from the bottom up.

Pushing the Democratic Party Left: 40 Years of In These Times

Since 1976, In These Times has pressured Democrats for a more progressive agenda.

This Moment Demands We Fight Harder Than Ever Before

A message from our editor & publisher.

On the Clinton Foundation, Why Are Journalists Telling Us to Look the Other Way?

Hillary Clinton’s media sycophants appear to have forgotten how political corruption works.

An Inside-Outside Strategy For the Political Revolution

Raucous protests and down-ballot Democrats can beat the Bernie-or-bust blues.

Bernie Has Every Right To Raise Hell at the Democratic Convention

As wise man once said, “Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle."

When Two Choices for President Aren’t Enough

To address voter apathy, we need a new system

The Corporate-Backed Democratic Party Needs a Political Revolution

Bernie Sanders should use the momentum of his campaign to make demands at the Democratic National Convention

The Morning After the Nomination: Will Clinton and Sanders Supporters Come Together?

On July 28, either Sanders or Clinton will accept the Democratic Party nomination. It will be up to their supporters to unite in November.

Hillary Clinton Won Super Tuesday, But Bernie Sanders Won the Future

The millennials have spoken, and they overwhelmingly chose Sanders' radical change over Clinton's incremental reform.

Rewriting the Progressive Playbook

To counter the resurgent Right, Wisconsin progressives are thinking big

Will the Media Again Rush to Declare Clinton the Winner of Tonight’s Democratic Forum?

Why TV's talking heads discount Bernie Sanders

A Chemical-Industrial Complex

Why do many hazardous chemicals go unregulated in the United States? An In These Times investigation reveals the answer.

NDP Rising Star Nathan Cullen on How Republican Tactics are Infecting Canadian Politics, and More

The rising star of the socialist-leaning New Democratic Party discusses how Canadian Conservatives are learning from their neighbors to the south.

Is The Donald the New Ronald?

Reagan's candidacy was a punchline until it wasn't.

Gov. Walker Gets Off ‘Scot-Free’ For Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has halted an investigation into Walker's questionable campaign finance tactics.

Holier than Bernie

Which campaign matters more: Bernie Sanders's or Jill Stein's?

The Secrets and Lies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

President Obama insists there's "nothing secret" about the massive trade deal—yet we aren't allowed to know anything that's in it.

Bernie Sanders: A Candidate Worth Voting For

'I have decided to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president,' Sanders announced this morning.

Third Party Time ... Out

The quadrennial debate begins.

Chomsky, Lears and Elia Debate Whether an Academic Boycott of Israel Can Work

Is the tactic the best way to pressure Israel?

Parameters of Respectability

Syriza makes U.S. media elites uncomfortable.

The New Cuba: Capitalism with a Socialist Face?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is delighted that Obama normalized relations with Cuba.

The Lesson from the Midterms: Elizabeth Warren Should Run in 2016

After the pity party’s through, let’s get organized.

Jim Crow at the Polling Place

New voter legislation is an unwelcome blast from the past.

Jesse Jackson Keeps Pushing

30 years after his first presidential run, Jackson talks Obama, Civil Rights and the black vote.

Why Vote in 2014

As Ferguson shows, people need a reason to think their vote matters. Here's one.

Chicago’s Next Mayor?

Karen Lewis may be the anti-Rahm that Chicago's looking for.

The Neverending Syndrome: From Vietnam to Iraq

As Iraq plunges into civil war, we should indeed play the blame game.

Mission To Muckrake

Why investigative reporting matters.

Bernie Sanders: The People’s President?

The Vermont senator on why he's mulling a run for the White House in 2016

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Three recent examples of corporations corrupting government.

Getting Our Hands Dirty

Republican voting restrictions will hit young people hard. Where's the outrage among millennials?

Charter Schools: The Promise and the Peril

Two systems of public education go head-to-head in Chicago.

Schoolteachers Take On the Chicago Machine

The Chicago Teachers Union flexes its political muscle in the March primaries.

The Reform That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The virtues of proportional representation.

Precarious Democracy

A political agenda for the precarious class.

The Social Movement Romance

Progressives can't let a love affair with social movements distract them from electoral politics.

Chicago Teachers Lead the Way

The CTU plans to change the political landscape in Chicago.

Welcome Back, Jim Crow

With a helping hand from the Supreme Court, the GOP can cling to power by disenfranchising voters.

Obama’s SEC Cop-Out

The new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fresh off Wall Street.

FCC: Fronting For Corporations?

Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free.

Tea Party Coup D’état

Progressives are too quick to believe that the Tea Party hurts Republicans.

A Just War in Timbuktu?

How the Salafist uprising in Mali threw our Enlightenment ideals into confusion.

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