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Democrats’ Waffling on Abortion Rights Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s a Huge Political Mistake

The party needs an uncompromising moral vision that will energize its base: pro-choice women.

Kathleen Geier

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Why “Pay for Success” Financing Could Cost Taxpayers More Than They Bargained For

Cash-strapped governments are increasingly turning to Wall Street to fund social services. Will the model be a Trojan horse for privatization?

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

OSHA Under Trump Is Tight-Lipped—Democratic Senators Demand To Know Why

Paul Feldman, Fair Warning

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Why We Should Stop Using the Word “Activist”

Contesting power isn't a hobby or a subculture—it's a collective project pervading all facets of our lives.

Jonathan Matthew Smucker

Viewpoint

Jeremy Corbyn’s Judgment Day

The June 8 election is critical for Labour's future.

Jane Miller

Feature

How Poor Children Are Bearing the Brunt of Austerity Cuts

The Illinois budget impasse is being used to erode childhood development programs for poor families.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Labor

Nursing Home Workers Win Big After Threatening to Strike: “We Have the Power Now”

David Moberg

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What Happens When You Put Adult Education on the Chopping Block

The Illinois budget crisis is causing extreme cuts to adult education and literacy programs.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

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Homelessness and Austerity: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Budget cuts to housing and social welfare programs are exacerbating the homelessness crisis.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Rural America

News Flash: Wage Workers and Immigrants Didn’t Create Our “Corporate Kleptocracy”

Jim Hightower

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Illinois Offers Devastating Preview of Trump-Style Cuts to ‘Meals on Wheels’

The state's budget crisis has eroded the food security of low-income seniors.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Feature

Interviews for Resistance: From Resistance to Revolution—It’s Time To Switch to Offense

An organizer talks about what it takes to move from a reactionary position to one where we fight for the power to govern.

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

To Impeach or Not To Impeach? That Is Not the Question.

The problems with the GOP are far greater than any one figurehead.

Marilyn Katz

Labor

Teachers Call Off Work in Philadelphia Contract Campaign

Samantha Winslow

Feature

How Budget Cuts Endanger At-Risk Youth

The budget standoff in Illinois is threatening the state's most vulnerable residents.

In These Times and Kartemquin Films

Labor

First Charter School Teacher Strike in U.S. History Narrowly Averted by Last-Minute Agreement

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Interviews for Resistance: Trump’s “Family Leave” Plan Is a Shell Game

Sarah Jaffe

Viewpoint

The Entire Public Sector Is About to Be Put on Trial

The Right's assault on public-sector workers is an assault on the public sector itself.

Naomi Walker