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Chicago Day Laborer, in ICE Detention, Says He’s Facing Retaliation Because Supporters Are Protesting His Abduction
“I was targeted for transfer to prevent my supporters from helping me.”
Sarah Lazare
Politics
Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?
People from across the country marched. Now what?
Luis Feliz Leon
LaborDepartments
Pensions: "Captives of Wall Street"
We revisit Marc Weiss' take on pensions and power in this 1979 review of the book The North Will Rise Again by Rifkin and Barber.
In These Times Editors
Dispatch
“They’re Not Welcome”: How Chicago Residents Are Resisting Trump’s ICE Invasion of the City
As ICE wreaks chaos and violence in neighborhoods across Chicago, teams of rapid responders are protecting residents and challenging Trump’s attempted occupation by fighting fear through solidarity.
Danny Postel
ViewpointPolitics
Charlie Kirk and the Free Speech Hoax
The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
Shane Burley
Politics
The Urgent Healthcare Crisis at the Heart of the Government Shutdown
Healthcare costs are about to skyrocket for working Americans, but Republican lawmakers are prioritizing tax breaks for the wealthy.
Karen Dolan
LaborViewpoint
A Strategy to Stop the Flow of Our Money to Billionaires
The trillions of dollars in our retirement savings are enriching the ultra wealthy while they ravage our communities. A mass movement led by workers and pensioners can turn off the tap.
Sare Myklebust and Saqib Bhatti
LaborCulture
Weathering Backlash with Care Infrastructure
The Highlander Nursery School’s free socialist early childhood education helped sustain the Southern labor movement. Here’s what we can learn.
Briana M. Bivens
FeatureInterview
The Pain and Possibility of Pensions
A roundtable discussion with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, CalPERS board member and SEIU Local 521 President Mullissa Willette and Evan Sutton of #TeslaTakedown
J. Patrick Patterson
Labor
The Answer to Trump’s Anti-Worker Shutdown Is Solidarity and Labor Militancy
The GOP’s assault on federal employees amid the government shutdown is far more extreme than Reagan’s PATCO union busting. The labor movement needs a more effective response this time.
Conor Lynch
Colorful collage of Octavia Butler
Culture
The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
In a new biography, Susana M. Morris reflects on the devolution of American empire through the lens of Butler’s life
Aina Marzia
Departments
More Than Social Security; Universal Retirement Access for All
Every worker, no matter the job, should have a reliable way to build a nest egg.
J. Patrick Patterson
Palestine
Palestinian Youth Movement Vows to Make Genocide Support Too Costly for Maersk
Global activists aim to halt the Gaza genocide by interrupting the flow of arms to Israel.
Tyler Walicek
InterviewClimate
Transitioning Out of Capitalism Towards a Green Future
A conversation with the authors of "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future" about what it will take to build a livable world for all.
Sarah Jaffe
LaborViewpoint
Unleashing Retirement Scammers
The Trump administration may reopen a loophole that allows investment brokers to enrich themselves at clients' expense.
Bryce Covert
Palestine
In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest
In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.
Adam Johnson
LaborFeatureClimate
Climate Change Puts A Generation’s Retirement On The Line
Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails–leaving workers on their own in old age.
Adam Mahoney
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
Sarah Lazare and Lindsay Koshgarian
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