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In Those Times: Cartoons on Carter

Looking back at Jimmy Carter's legacy according to critical <i>In These Times</i> cartoons from the 1970s.

In These Times Editors

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The Big Idea: Social Housing

Nearly half of U.S. renters struggle to make rent. Social housing offers a permanently affordable solution for working people.

J. Patrick Patterson

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Big Idea: Ranked-Choice Voting

Ranked-choice elections, which allow voters to express their preference for third-party candidates without "splitting the vote," could help bring disillusioned Americans back to the ballot box.

J. Patrick Patterson

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The Child Tax Credit Is Great For Parents And For Turning Out The Vote

During the pandemic, an expanded Child Tax Credit provided material relief for working families. Congress let the measure expire, but it remains popular with voters.

J. Patrick Patterson

ViewpointCultureDepartments

The Ways We Show Up After November 5

My sights are set on lifting up art that pushes for a world with disability justice and abolition and queer liberation, a future in which Palestine and Sudan and the Congo are free.

Sherell Barbee

CultureDepartments

Freedom of Expression, Unless It’s Your Hair

To dismantle texturism, we first need to acknowledge its existence.

J. Patrick Patterson

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The Big Idea: Ethanol

The United States is the world’s largest producer of corn, most of it is grown in the Midwest, and almost all gasoline sold in the United States contains ethanol, a corn-based renewable additive to fuel.

J. Patrick Patterson

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Debtor Organizing Can Transform Our Individual Financial Struggles Into a Source of Collective Strength

Alone, our debt is a liability. Together, it’s our leverage.

J. Patrick Patterson

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New Comics: Drawing Against Debt

Comics on Debtor Organizing

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When transit riders refuse to just sit back

Though public transportation is a vital resource for many, governments don't always adequately invest in it. Transit rider unions can get us back on the right track.

J. Patrick Patterson

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LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalism

Major companies are weighing the benefits of pinkwashing as anti-LGBT extremism is on the rise. Doug Ireland's 1999 piece reminds us what organized labor can offer queer and trans workers.

In These Times Editors

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Prioritizing Pleasure in our Movements

Embracing joy can give insight into the type of world we want to live in—and the motivation to work toward it.

J. Patrick Patterson

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Pack the Court

The Supreme Court's far-right ideology has discredited it in the eyes of the American people. Some think court packing is one way to make the nation's highest justices make better decisions.

J. Patrick Patterson

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It's on All of Us to Dismantle Colorism

People of color with darker skin tones make less money, face more health risks, and are more likely to be arrested than their lighter skinned counterparts. We have a collective responsibility to confront it.

Dayton Martindale

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Aaron Bushnell Will Be Venerated Like Rachel Corrie Was Before Him

Twenty-one years ago, Rachel Corrie gave her life to serve the Palestinian cause. Today, her legacy lives on.

In These Times Editors

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Meet Your Landlord’s Worst Nightmare: Tenants Unions

Nearly half of all renters in 2019 were spending more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. Tenants have had enough—and they're doing something about it.

Dayton Martindale

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Before Shawn Fain, There Was Jerry Tucker

Tucker, a UAW member and union leader, called for a union in solidarity with its workers, not businesses.

In These Times Editors

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Trump's Faux-Populism Is Straight out of the Fascist Playbook

Revisiting Trump's demagoguery on the campaign trail.

In These Times Editors

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Pessimism Is a Luxury We Can't Afford

The fights ahead are daunting—but the world is ours to win.

Dayton Martindale

PalestineDepartments

“Terrorist” Rhetoric Makes Us All Less Safe

“Terrorism” is a term that lumps everyday Palestinians and Nelson Mandela in with ISIS and white supremacists. Is it time to retire it?

Dayton Martindale

DepartmentsThe Right-Wing Issue

Moms Against Fascism

LGBTQ parents in Southern California are fighting queerphobic hate with “a fuckton of spray paint” and “Know your Local Fascist” zines.

Dayton Martindale

PalestineDepartmentsThe Right-Wing Issue

History Didn’t Begin on Oct. 7

Here’s what the press gets wrong on Palestine.

In These Times Editors and Hussein Ibish

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Conservatives Can't Stop Waging War on Schools

Fifteen years ago, Kate Sheppard reported on the propaganda within the most-used government textbook in America. Now, right-wing fearmongering has once again reared its head in Florida schools.

In These Times Editors

DepartmentsThe Socialism Issue

Nationalization Is a Great American Tradition

The U.S. government has at various times taken control of radio, railroads, coal mines and banks. Today there are movements afoot to nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, transit and more.

Dayton Martindale