Feature

Princes of the City

From Rahm Emanuel to Rob Ford, today's mayors increasingly run their cities like fiefdoms.

Kari Lydersen

Feature

Homelessness in the Land of High-Tech

Thousands sleep in the streets of super-rich Silicon Valley.

Evelyn Nieves, AlterNet

Feature

The Next Corporate-Friendly Trade Pact

With the TPP facing Congressional scrutiny, the U.S. presses forward on another deal.

Cole Stangler

Feature

Just Kids

Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?

Matt Stroud

Feature

When XXX Doesn’t Mark the Spot

What censoring online porn means for queer youth (and everyone else)

Yasmin Nair

Feature

The End of the ‘War on Christmas’ Fearmongering

Despite the best efforts of Fox News, Americans have recognized there's no 'war on Christmas.

David Sirota

Feature

Can We Reclaim The Holiday Season From Corporations?

A guide to giving children joy, instead of more gifts.

Frida Berrigan

Feature

‘Her’ Is Really More About ‘Him’

Spike Jonze's new romantic drama is undoubtedly sexist—but critics haven't seemed to notice.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Why Edward Snowden Is the Definition of a Whistleblower

The verdict on Snowden is in.

David Sirota

Feature

Top Pipeline Regulator: Lack of Oversight ‘Keeps Me Up At Night’

Some 200,000 miles of gathering lines go entirely unregulated.

Cole Stangler

Feature

The Adjunct’s Lament

Even in the ivory tower, work is often solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.

Rebecca Burns

Feature

Republicans Offer Up a Raw Deal for Christmas

The GOP wants to give corporations bonuses and put the unemployed out in the cold.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Feature

Precarious Democracy

A political agenda for the precarious class.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

Stealing Pennies from Chileros

Green chiles are a hot commodity, but the fields are overgrown with wage theft.

Joseph Sorrentino

Feature

Homeland, Season 3, Episode 12: Ding, Dong, the Snitch Is Dead

Homeland's writers kill a major character—and it's actually pretty touching. Go figure.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Sandy Hook, One Year Later: No Gun Control in Sight

The NRA has taken keen advantage of our political system.

Steven Hill

Feature

Who’s Really To Blame for Detroit’s Financial Problems?

Three painfully simple questions for Gov. Rick Snyder and officials.

David Sirota

Feature

David Horowitz: ‘Conservatives Are So F**king Well-Mannered’

America’s preeminent leftist-turned-neoconservative talks politics with In These Times.

Cole Stangler

Feature

The Pledge of Corporate Allegiance?

Leaks reveal that corporate front group ALEC may ask for loyalty oaths from legislators.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Feature

Homeland, Season 3, Episode 11: Where’s Fara?

At the expense of more interesting (and diverse) characters, Homeland gives us another hour of Brody.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

In Defense of Peeta Mellark

Teen girls have unruly, selfish desires, and that's OK.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Eating Like There’s No Tomorrow

Meat consumption not only affects our environment, but also our access to antibiotics.

David Sirota

Feature

A Death Knell for the McJob?

Strikes in 100 cities signal a sea change in attitudes about low-wage work.

David Moberg

Feature

Don’t Feel Guilty About Chinese Worker Abuse

Get mad instead.

Kevin Slaten