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A Pesticide-Laced Flea Collar Has Been Linked to Almost 1,700 Pet Deaths. Why Hasn’t the EPA Issued a Warning?

Some experts say the collar reveals a fundamental problem with EPA’s pesticide regulation process.

Johnathan Hettinger

Departments

Guilty Until Proven Wealthy

America's cash bail system criminalizes poverty and exacerbates racial inequality. Illinois abolished it. Other states should, too.

In These Times Editors

Labor

Danny Glover Sees Centuries of Struggle in the Amazon Union Drive

The famed actor and civil rights activist examines what's at stake for Black workers in Bessemer, Alabama.

Maximillian Alvarez

Feature

How the Filibuster Became the Biggest Threat to American Democracy

“Kill Switch” author Adam Jentleson traces the history of the Senate procedure and explains why Democrats preserve it at their peril.

Paul Blest

Viewpoint

Biden Could Help Prevent Water Crises Like the One in Jackson—If He Stands Up to Corporations

The ongoing crisis in Jackson, Mississippi shows why President Biden must reject privatization.

Thomas M. Hanna

Labor

The Filibuster Is a Labor Issue

The PRO Act will not pass unless we end the filibuster. Those two things are a package deal.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

How the Democrats Blew the Last Big Labor Bill

Twelve years ago, Congress failed to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. Will the PRO Act meet the same fate?

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

How Austerity Politics End

By passing the American Rescue Plan, President Biden and Democrats in Congress are signaling they may finally be ready to move on from the age of market fundamentalism.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

Towns Across the West Face a Housing Crisis. More Sprawl Is Not the Answer.

The lack of affordable shelter in the region has dramatic economic and public health repercussions. Some places are working to solve the problem by building more densely.

Jake Bullinger

Dispatch

Migrant Detainees Find Little Relief Under Biden

Despite a change in rhetoric, deportations of migrants continue under President Biden.

Maurizio Guerrero

Labor

There Are No Make or Break Moments In a Movement

It's a process, and it never ends.

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

We May Be One Election From Permanent Minority Rule

Donald Trump has been defeated, but American democracy remains in peril. Here’s how we can reverse the trendline.

Peter Certo

Feature

"He's a Real One": The Squad's Middle-Aged, Mustachioed Ally in Congress

How Chicago’s Jesús “Chuy” García went from challenging the city’s machine to taking on D.C.’s Democratic establishment.

Maya Dukmasova

Labor

An Alabama Amazon Worker's Case for Unionization

Jennifer Bates, an employee of the Bessemer fulfillment center, explains why the forthcoming vote is so monumental.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

The Disaster in Texas Shows Why We Need to Cancel Utility Debt

After enduring heat and energy shortages, Texans are now facing sky-high utility bills. It’s time to cancel this debt—and implement a national moratorium on utility shutoffs.

Johanna Bozuwa

Labor

Can a Federal Job Guarantee Unite the Left?

Rep. Ayanna Pressley's proposal aims to achieve racial, economic and environmental justice all at once.

Hamilton Nolan

Culture

Alicia Garza on the Problem of Celebrity in Social Movements

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza reflects on platforms and pedestals.

Alicia Garza

Viewpoint

Joe Biden Is Following a Blueprint for Forever War

Bombing Syria and excusing the crimes of the Saudi crown prince won't bring us any closer to a withdrawal from the Middle East.

Danny Sjursen