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DispatchRural America

Indigenous Water Protectors Face Off Against the “Pandemic Pipeline”

Biden halted Keystone XL, but Enbridge’s Line 3 would pipe the same tar sands oil into the U.S. and across Anishinaabe treaty lands.

Clara Liang

Viewpoint

Could Biden's Climate Policy Invite More Militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.

Ashik Siddique

Viewpoint

The Global South Faces a 'Vaccine Apartheid'

Just 10 nations have administered 75% of the vaccines worldwide. Countries like South Africa are being left behind.

Hadas Thier

Rural America

Racing to Save Languages and Cultures, Native American Tribes Rapidly Roll Out Vaccines

Covid-19 has killed Native people at a faster rate than any other group in the U.S., but vaccine rollout in Indian Country has so far been a success story.

Alex Brown

Departments

The Labor Movement Has a Card to Play—And We Need to Play It

Card check, which makes forming a union faster and easier for workers, is the centerpiece of the PRO Act. It's an essential tool for the labor movement.

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

Joe Biden Should Be Made to Fear Social Movements

History shows that politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Labor

The Hidden Labor of Sex Work

In the second part of a two-part interview, sex worker, activist and DACA recipient Maya Morena reflects on the unique challenges of her industry.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

How Mutual Aid Can Build Working-Class Power

Mutual aid builds the collective people power we need to take on the state.

Vicko Alvarez

Viewpoint

Desperate Times Call for Mutual Aid

But it's not a substitute for organizing.

Marianela D’Aprile

FeatureInvestigationGoodman Institute

With Covid Delays, You May Die Waiting for Disability Benefits

Disabled people already had to cut through a lot of red tape to get benefits. Coronavirus made it even harder.

Bobbi Dempsey

Viewpoint

Privatization Would Doom Biden's Infrastructure Plan

To meet his goals on equity, jobs and climate, President Biden should push a massive, publicly-funded infrastructure plan.

Jeremy Mohler

Viewpoint

Rev. William Barber: The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage Is a Fight for Racial Justice

Democrats need to stop playing games and use their majorities to pass a $15 minimum wage right now—we can’t wait any longer.

Rev. William Barber

Labor

This Week In Working: Amazon's Union Vote

The Working In These Times newsletter for the week of February 12

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

America's Sickness Goes Far Beyond Trump

Only by acknowledging the racism, materialism and militarism that animate our country can we begin the process of healing.

Andrew Bacevich

Rural America

An Open Letter to Biden from Indigenous Peoples

Trump wrecked the relationship between the U.S. government and Native nations. Here's how the Biden Administration can repair this damage.

Rural America In These Times

Labor

After Threatening Strike, Chicago Teachers Set “New Standard” With Safer School Reopening Plan

Hard-fought negotiations and a strike threat led to Chicago teachers reaching the “most comprehensive agreement for reopening schools” in the country, potentially setting a model for other districts nationwide.

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Undocumented in the Sex Industry

Maya Morena, a sex worker, activist, and DACA recipient from Honduras, examines the phenomenon of "whoreophobia," the history of vice and more.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Massive Inequality Is a Feature of Capitalism, Not a Bug

The Biden administration may usher in a new period of reform, but history shows that it's unlikely to last if our economic system remains intact.

Richard D. Wolff