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Drug Decriminalization Saves Lives. Why Aren't We Doing It?

Safe consumptions sites are places where people who need help can be treated like people.

In These Times Editors

LaborInterview

IT'S OFFICIAL: Reformer Shawn Fain Wins the UAW Presidency, Talks Plans with Steven Greenhouse in Exclusive Interview

“We need to run contract campaigns where we engage the membership and go after their demands. We haven’t done this in my lifetime.”

Steven Greenhouse

Viewpoint

SVB's Bailout Signals a Financial System Still Rotten to the Core

The spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was caused by corruption, financial recklessness and poor decision-making. How much longer will we put up with this?

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

Biden’s New Budget Is a Progressive Opening Gambit

While Republicans are proposing to slash social programs, the White House has released a plan to boost policies that help working families while increasing taxes on the rich and corporations.

Max B. Sawicky

Dispatch

The Plot to Cancel Drag Queens

Drag Shows under attack by far-right groups.

Eesha Pandit

Viewpoint

La Operación Lone Star Ha Costado Casi $4.5 Mil Millones. ¿En Qué Más Se Podría Haber Utilizado Ese Dinero?

Priscilla Lugo

Viewpoint

Operation Lone Star Has Cost Nearly $4.5 Billion—Here’s What Else It Could Have Been Spent On

Priscilla Lugo

LaborViewpoint

A 4-Day Work Week Could Be Closer Than You Think

Both workers and employers prefer a shorter working week, according to results of a major new study. The next step is taking it mainstream.

Anna Coote

Feature

How Marjorie Taylor Greene Went From a Congressional Joke to a GOP Power Broker

Marjorie Taylor Greene is quickly amassing power at the heart of the Republican Party. That’s bad news for democracy.

Sasha Abramsky, TRUTHOUT

Labor

“A Fierce Devotion to Working People”: What People Are Saying About Alex Han

Bernie Sanders, Sara Nelson, Linda Sarsour and others on our new executive director.

In These Times Editors

Labor

One Way To Protect the Queer Community? Unionize the Nightclubs

Workers at Chicago's Berlin nightclub look to unionize so they "can make people feel welcome, and loved" in a time of homophobic violence.

Lindsay Eanet

Labor

Bernie Sanders Is Putting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz In the Hot Seat Over Union Busting

Under pressure, Schultz will face questioning in front of a congressional committee headed by Bernie Sanders—the latest in a line of billionaire CEOs to be taken to task for anti-labor behavior.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

Change the World and Watch Public Opinion Follow

How to stop letting our crises go to waste.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

Jen Angel Wanted to Abolish Police and Prisons. She Wouldn’t Want Her Death to Be Used to Incarcerate Anyone.

Brooke Anderson

ViewpointRural America

In Coal Country, Young Workers Seek a Sustainable Future

Neither coal companies nor government have a “plan B” for many Appalachian communities. Meet the young leaders determined to find one.

Jonathan Blair

Labor

“There’s a Real Fight Coming”: Newly Elected UAW Reformer Daniel Vicente on What's Next

After winning his runoff election, Region 9's new director talks about his vision for a militant UAW.

Luis Feliz Leon

Culture

"The poem refuses to be a good worker"

José Olivarez and Antonio Salazar use poetry and photography to dive into the nuances of their Mexican American experience.

José Olivarez and Antonio Salazar

Cover Story

The COVID Public Health Emergency Declaration Has Ended. The Emergency Isn't Going Anywhere.

1,200 days in, the public health emergency comes to an end. Can the Left fight back?

Artie Vierkant & Beatrice Adler-Bolton