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Viewpoint

Most Price Increases from Inflation Have Gone to Corporate Profits

The inflation panic is causing some Democrats to pivot from social spending to deficit reduction. That's exactly the wrong approach.

Max B. Sawicky

Feature

Yes, Protest Can Influence the Supreme Court

Now is the time to mobilize against the Supreme Court's attack on abortion. History shows it works.

Eric Stoner

Labor

Amazon Workers Decide Not to Form Union at a Second U.S. Facility—But Organizers Pledge to Fight On

One month after making history by organizing the first U.S. Amazon warehouse, workers voted against forming a union at another facility in New York.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborDispatch

New York and California Experiment with Giving Workers a Say in Industry Standards

Less than 3 percent of fast food workers and less than 1 percent of nail salon workers are unionized. Workers' councils could give them a seat at the table.

Amy Qin

Labor

I’m a Black, Queer Woman Working as an Adjunct Professor—And I’m Going on Strike

My story mirrors the lived conditions of Black and brown folks in academia nationwide. It’s time to demand better pay and conditions on the job.

Victoria Collins

Viewpoint

How To Stand in Solidarity with Ukraine

The Left has an opportunity to support the people of Ukraine and connect international struggles, without endorsing American militarism.

Tobita Chow

Labor

Where Are All the “Pro-Worker” Republicans Now?

While employees at Amazon and Starbucks win historic unionization campaigns, the “populist” wing of the GOP has been noticeably silent.

Nick Vachon

Viewpoint

How to Jujitsu the Culture Wars

It's time to make Republicans regret that they ever posed as anti-elites.

Hamilton Nolan

Culture

A New Podcast Opens Portals Into Queer History

"Unboxing Queer History" straddles space and time to explore LGBTQ narratives—from lesbian smelt fishing to gay liberation.

Isabel Carter

Feature

The School Privatization Movement’s Latest Scheme to Undermine Public Education

A wave of bills to install a new form of school vouchers called “education savings accounts” are spreading across the country.

Kalena Thomhave

LaborViewpoint

One Simple Trick to Protect Workers from Inflation

Union contracts could ensure economic stability among the working class amid inflation.

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

The All-Seeing Eye of Homeland Security

From robot dogs to face recognition to e-shackles, Big Brother is watching migrants.

Adrian Rennix

Departments

The Gig Economy Needs Worker-Owned Apps

Platform co-ops could cut out the Silicon Valley middlemen

In These Times Editors

Labor

The Campus Workers Withdrawing Their Consent

A conversation with student and graduate employees about why workers are simultaneously on strike at two universities.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborDispatch

Speed Grocery Delivery Workers Are in a Dangerous Race

A new industry of venture-capital-backed startups claim their workers are fast. Are they faster than regulations?

Maggie Duffy

Viewpoint

Truce or Not, Congress Must Urgently Bring About a Real End to the War on Yemen

Congress needs to pass a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. complicity in the chaos and suffering in Yemen.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

Feature

The U.S. Spent 7.5 Times More on Nuclear Weapons Than Global Vaccine Donations

Since the pandemic started, the United States has prioritized funding for nuclear arms and the military over global vaccines.

Sarah Lazare

LaborFeature

The Nurses Who Wouldn’t Come in From the Cold

How holding out for the common good led to the longest strike of 2021

A. Gopalan