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The Long History of America’s Violent Intervention in Afghanistan

The people of Afghanistan are paying a horrible price for the protracted U.S. occupation.

Gregory Shupak

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On Michael Harrington’s Democratic Socialism

Maurice Isserman's biography of Harrington depicts a fierce lifelong advocate for democratic socialism who butted heads with the New Left but never wavered in his commitment to economic justice.

Kim Phillips-Fein

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Michael Harrington, an American Socialist

DSA founder Michael Harrington served as a moral tribune for a broad community by virtue of the democratic and egalitarian content of his socialist message, and by his ceaseless commitment to spreading it.

Harold Meyerson

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Socialists Practice Internal Democracy, Endorse Cynthia Nixon—And the Media Is Riveted

Mainstream outlets can't stop writing about how the NYC DSA’s endorsement of Cynthia Nixon was a model of democracy in action, unlike the Democratic Party.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

Why Dreams of Striking It Rich Are Actually Anti-Capitalist

The quest for buried treasure is a quest to escape the market.

David Anthony

Labor

California Says Starbucks Has to Stop Stealing Its Workers’ Wages

Michael Arria

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“Democratic Socialism Will Prevail”: An Interview with Ron Dellums in 1976

Dellums, a democratic socialist member of the House of Representatives, was interviewed in the first issue of In These Times, saying “if democracy means anything, it should mean a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people.”

John Judis

Dispatch

At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, Financiers Trade Carbon While the World Burns

At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

“You Can’t Eat GDP”: Workers Struggle as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Economic Growth

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Labor

Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s New Transportation Scheme Is a Privatization Bonanza

Emma Tai and Stephanie Farmer

Dispatch

“You Can’t Eat GDP”: Workers Struggle as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Growth

"If it's not reaching workers' paychecks, which it isn't, then cease the applause."

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Labor

On the Disturbing Return of Black Lung

Sarah Lahm

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Hey Democrats: Take a Hint from Labour and Ocasio-Cortez and Try Moving Left

Democrats can't win by mimicking left rhetoric—it's going to take an actual left platform.

Tobi Thomas

Viewpoint

On the Complexities of Calling 911, Even in Cases of Sexual Violence

A police abolitionist and anti-rape advocate explains why involving the police doesn't always ensure safety.

Alisa Bierria

Labor

Beware the Janus Fix That Relies Too Much on Bosses

Chris Brooks

Labor

How European Workers Coordinated This Month’s Massive Amazon Strike—And What Comes Next

Rebecca Burns

Rural America

Ozone Levels in National Parks are Now Similar to Cities, Why Does it Matter?

David Keiser, Gabriel E. Lade and Ivan Rudik

Viewpoint

There’s Nothing New About Not Calling the Cops

Communities of color have long led the way in reducing reliance on police—because they have to.

Benji Hart