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Hulu’s Brilliant Adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Says More About Our Present Than Our Future

For many marginalized women, dystopia is already here.

Jessica Stites

Viewpoint

Chokwe Antar Lumumba Mounts a Political Revolution in Jackson, Mississippi

The upcoming mayoral race pits a radical future against the neoliberal status quo.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Feature

Resister’s Digest: Bernie Sanders Launches “Fight Back” Tour Against Trumpism

The senator hopes to build a Democratic party that is strong in all 50 states.

Theo Anderson

Rural America

A New Book Reminds the Next Generation of Farmers that “Farming Has Always Been A Political Act”

Rural America In These Times

Feature

A Bank Even a Socialist Could Love

The fight for public banking is gaining ground in cities and states across the country.

David Dayen

Feature

Bill Moyers: Instead of Rebuilding America, Trump Bombs the Middle East

After Trump unleashed missiles on a Syrian airfield, members of Washington’s national security establishment and elite pundits swooned.

Bill Moyers

Labor

Union Declares Itself a “Sanctuary,” Promises to Protect All Members

Porfirio Quintano

Viewpoint

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters

Trump's budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

Union Actors and Musicians Fight Trump’s Attacks on the Arts

Bruce Vail

Labor

Defying Their Bosses’ Threats, Journalists at Gothamist, DNAinfo Say “Yes” to a Union

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Russian Dissident Masha Gessen on Why Outrage Is Not Optional

She puts her hopes in civil society and a vibrant public sphere.

Yana Kunichoff

Feature

Why the Hell Did the New York Times Just Hire a Climate Denier?

New columnist Bret Stephens writes drivel as the world burns.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Some Tribal Economies Depend on Resource Extraction, But These Days that Doesn’t Translate into Jobs

Mark Trahant

Feature

Once Again, Corporate Media Unites To Support U.S. Escalation in the Middle East

Trump's latest aggression against the Assad regime has won him fans in editorial boards nationwide.

Adam Johnson

Feature

Harold Washington’s Mayoral Victory Ushers in a New Era of Coalition Politics in Chicago

Following Washington’s 1983 election as the city's first black mayor, In These Times writes that the historic victory “has created the potential for a new kind of politics in Chicago.”

In These Times Editors

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How Evangelicals Revolutionized U.S. Politics

Even as they lament the imminent demise of Christianity and the oppression of true believers, evangelicals maintain an outsized influence on politics and policy.

Theo Anderson

Dispatch

Sorry, Charter Boosters: Record Numbers of Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Are Organizing Unions

Unionized teachers can help keep charter administrations accountable to their workers—and to students.

Micah Uetricht

Labor

Trump’s Policies Are Already Making Workplaces More Toxic

Elizabeth Grossman