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Where Are Democratic 2020 Hopefuls on the Trump-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela?

Of the major Democrats or progressives who have declared--or are expected to--Joe Biden and Cory Booker have expressed their support for the coup. We will update the story if others speak out.

Marco Cartolano

Culture

A Tax the Rich Can’t Avoid

New income is only a fraction of their fortunes—we need to target their wealth.

In These Times Editors

Labor

L.A. Teachers on What Was Won—And Which Battles Are Next

Julianne Tveten

Culture

Emigrating From the U.S. May Be the Only Way To Afford Eldercare

A nursing home for my mother in Germany would cost less than half of what she pays in Sacramento.

Elizabeth Zach

Labor

Federal Employees Are Suing the Trump Administration for Forcing Them to Work for Free

Michael Arria

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What a Night in Border Patrol Custody Taught Me About How We Treat Migrants

I was released from the nightmare of detention--but most are not.

Matthew Leber

Viewpoint

What We Can Learn From the “Janes” of the 1960s Underground Abortion Network

Rather than despair, abortion advocates should learn from a long, radical history of community organizing and mutual aid.

Eesha Pandit

Labor

Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Union Man

Peter Cole

Culture

Black Lives Matter. Do Elections?

Barbara Ransby profiles today’s Black freedom fighters, who are posing sophisticated new answers to old Left questions—like how to engage in electoral politics.

Frances Fox Piven

Labor

Trump’s Shutdown Is Forcing Over 400,000 Federal Employees To Work Without Pay

Saurav Sarkar

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax Proposal Is a Great Start—But We Need to Abolish the Ultra-Rich

To combat inequality and oligarchy, we need to tax the accumulated wealth of the billionaire class, not just income.

Mark Engler and Andrew Elrod

Culture

Racism After the First Black President

The GOP has become viciously racist, while Democrats follow Obama’s lead in skirting the issue.

James Thindwa

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Why Are Federal Workers Selling Oil Drilling Rights in the Midst of a Shutdown?

Any Green New Deal has to address the Department of the Interior's role in fueling climate change.

Ryan Driskell Tate

Viewpoint

After 3 Decades, Privatization Has Been Proven a Failure. Let’s Bury It for Good.

Handing public assets and services over to the free market has been a boon for corporate America and a disaster for the working class.

Jeremy Mohler

Dispatch

Millennials Are Ruining Trust Funds

Through the organization Resource Generation, wealthy young people are giving away their money to advance systemic change.

Andrew Schwartz

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Native Americans Take Power

The new wave of indigenous elected officials.

Stephanie Woodard

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10 Years After Israel’s Brutal War on Gaza, The UN Is Still Failing Palestinians

The United Nations has a dangerous history of failing to uphold Palestinian rights -- but pressure inside and out of the institution can change that.

Phyllis Bennis

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We Won Clemency for Cyntoia Brown—Now Let’s Free all Survivors

Courts are punishing Black girls and women for surviving. These four women, and so many more, should be free.

Brit Schulte