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Is ‘Female Viagra’ Feminist?

A new drug divides the women’s health movement

Molly M. Ginty

Viewpoint

We Don’t Need To Break Up the Big Banks. We Need To Put Them Under Democratic Control.

The problem isn't that banks are "too big to fail"—it's that they're too important not to be under democratic control.

Jamie Merchant

Labor

Govt. Report: Even After 2013 Texas Fertilizer Explosion, Hundreds of Communities Still at Risk

Elizabeth Grossman

Viewpoint

There’s No Other Way To Spin It: Bernie Sanders Pulled Off a Huge Victory in Iowa

Who would have imagined, even a few months ago, that the Iowa caucus results would be so close?

Marc Daalder

Viewpoint

The 5 Worst Excuses for Hillary Clinton’s Vote To Invade Iraq

Clinton supporters want Democratic voters to forgive their candidate's support for the most disastrous foreign policy decision in decades. They shouldn't.

Stephen Zunes

Feature

Bernie Sanders’ Moment of Truth

Bernie's political revolution reaches a decisive moment in the Iowa caucus.

In These Times Editors

Culture

The Lessons of Zapatista Women Activists for Today’s Social Movements

The role of indigenous women in the Zapatista movement is little known.

James Tracy

Viewpoint

LGBTQ Protests Against Israel Are About Justice, Not Anti-Semitism

Israel uses a reductive version of “gay rights” to market itself with a positive, welcoming image—despite its egregious human rights abuses against Palestinians.

Jimmy Pasch

Feature

How Bernie Sanders Put Socialism to Work in Burlington: A Profile from 1983

Sanders sailed to reelection as mayor of Burlington after transforming supposedly conservative issues into left victories, and helping democratize city government. In this 1983 profile, Sanders delves into why he believes “the word ‘socialism’ has value” and “politics is not dissimilar to art.”

David Moberg