Valerie Vande Panne is an investigative fellow with In These Times’ Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting.
Dispatch
Rashida Tlaib May Be Under Attack By the Right, But She’s Beloved in Her District
In These Times spent a day with Tlaib in Detroit.
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
The Cooperative Acupuncture Clinics Popping Up in Middle America
With skyrocketing healthcare costs, residents of Middle America are turning to acupuncture.
Valerie Vande Panne
Viewpoint
Beto O’Rourke Swings and Misses with Working-Class Michigan Voters
O’Rourke’s tabletop tour can’t hide his problematic record on workers’ rights.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
We Can Reclaim Christmas from Capitalism
The case for getting rid of Santa and ending the commodification of the holiday season.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of
What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles."
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands
Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park.
Valerie Vande Panne
Labor
A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids
As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without alerting Child and Family Services.
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
As Lava Consumes Hawaii, Residents Are Responding with Disaster Communism
From geologists to acupuncturists, community members offer support to the displaced.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return
The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
Meet Oklahoma’s Anti-Privatization, Pro-Pot Candidate for Governor
Progressive Connie Johnson—and a medical marijuana legalization initiative—will be on the Oklahoma ballot June 26.
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
Big Coal Is Using This Small Oklahoma Town as a Toxic Waste Dump
Now residents are fighting back.
Valerie Vande Panne
Labor
How Privatization Sparked the Massive Oklahoma Teacher Uprising
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
Cooperative Banking for Black Lives
After facing decades of disinvestment and targeting by powerful financial institutions, African-American-owned credit unions could offer a way to build economic power and grow black wealth.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
This Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Wants To Disarm and Demilitarize Police—And He’s Winning
Raymond Dehn's progressive policies on criminal justice, housing and more are resonating across the city.
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
Smells Like Environmental Racism
That stench permeating Detroit? It’s other cities’ burning trash.
Valerie Vande Panne
Dispatch
Detroit’s Underground Economy: Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root
Over decades of poverty, Detroiters have fostered a resilient informal economy based on trust.
Valerie Vande Panne