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Why the Weinstein Story Has Been So Huge

Until we confront rape culture as a whole, the #MeToo testimonies will continue.

Susan J. Douglas

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The Left Needs To Confront Its Own Sexual Assault Problem

Our movements will never win as long as many of us are unsafe.

Alex Press

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Sexual Violence Is a Workplace Crisis. The Solution Is Organizing.

Revolution doesn't sound like a whisper campaign.

Michelle Chen

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Bernie-Backed Mayoral Challenger Vincent Fort on How He Wants to Transform Atlanta

In an exclusive interview, Fort explains that he is running for mayor to represent working-class Atlanta residents, not “millionaires and billionaires.”

Sam Elalouf

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Why Are Socialists Always Talking About the Working Class?

A discussion about class in the 21st century.

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Ending Deadly Collusion Between U.S. and Israeli Police

A new campaign aims to denormalize human rights abuses as Netanyahu and Trump intensify their alliance.

Alex Kane

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It’s Still Their Party: What the DNC Purge Means for the Democrats’ Left Flank

By removing Ellison and Sanders backers from DNC leadership, the Democratic establishment is ruthlessly tightening its grip on the party. Progressives should take a lesson.

Branko Marcetic

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Shackles Aren’t “Bracelets”: Why We Should Be Concerned About the Marketing of Punitive Technology

Electronic monitors are devices of unfreedom—not decoration.

James Kilgore

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White Lawmakers Are Using Alabama’s Racist State Constitution To Keep Black Wages Down

Alabama wrote its 1901 constitution to “establish white supremacy.” Workers in a majority-black city say it’s Jim Crow all over again.

Bryce Covert

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In CNN’s Tax Debate, Bernie Sanders Showed How Democrats Can Win with Socialism

By offering a bold vision of policies to help working families, Sanders voiced a popular alternative to Ted Cruz and the GOP's barbarism.

Kate Aronoff

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Trump’s Heritage Foundation Speech Is a Sign of the Coming All-Out War Within the Right

Both factions of the conservative movement want tax cuts for the rich—but the knives are out between the Bannon and GOP establishment wings.

Theo Anderson

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When the Market Went Dark

Thirty years after the crash of ’87 and we’re still at the mercy of a volatile economic system.

In These Times Staff

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Trump Plans to Make It Easier to Kill Civilians with Drones. We Can Thank Obama for Paving the Way.

As the war on terror enters its 17th year, it's clear that abuses of power by one administration lead to abuses by the next.

Maha Hilal

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“General Strike, F*ck This Country”: Talking Politics and Punk With Jawbreaker’s Blake Schwarzenbach

The guitarist and singer of the legendary band discusses politics, poetry, Palestine and antifascism.

Sarah Lazare

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Why Democrats and Movements Need Each Other

The Democrats are not just gaining voters. They are gaining activists determined to transform the party.

Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite

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From “Me Too” to “All of Us”: Organizing to End Sexual Violence, Without Prisons

To transform the conditions of sexual violence, we must not rely on violent systems of incarceration.

Sarah Jaffe

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In Myanmar, “Anti-Terrorism” Is Cover for Ethnic Cleansing

A brutal state crackdown against the long-persecuted Rohingya minority has created a humanitarian crisis.

Amar Diwakar

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The U.S. Bombed Afghanistan More in September Than Any Month Since 2010, But the Toll Remains Hidden

In the war on terror, Trump doubles down on a failed strategy.

Emran Feroz

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After Maria, Vulture Firms Are Trying to Bleed Puerto Rico Dry. They Must Be Stopped.

Jonathan Westin of New York Communities for Change discusses why Puerto Rico's debt needs to be canceled.

Sarah Jaffe

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Birmingham’s New Mayor Randall Woodfin on How to Win the Political Revolution Down South

In an exclusive interview, Woodfin discusses his victory, how he plans to redefine progress in Alabama’s biggest city, and how other progressive challengers can win.

Katherine Webb-Hehn

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The Absolute Buoyancy: Why Corbyn and Labour Are Up and the Conservatives Are Down

The message from recent party conferences was clear: Labour is ascendant, while UK voters are tiring of Theresa May and the Tories.

Richard Seymour

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Rahm Emanuel Wants $95 Million for a New Police Facility. Chicago Activists Have Other Ideas.

Organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign are taking to the phones, streets and trains to get out their message that Chicago communities need more resources, not more cops.

Charles Preston

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How the “Fake News” Scare Is Marginalizing the Left

Unaccountable tech companies are defining the parameters of acceptable discourse.

Julianne Tveten

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Elon Musk Is Not the Hero Puerto Rico Needs

The island needs a revamped electric grid and fast, but privatization is not the answer.

Kate Aronoff