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Why Bernie Sanders Is Different From Any Past Socialist Running For U.S. President
Sanders is heir to a long line of socialists campaigning for the nation's highest office, with a key difference—viability.
Joe Conason
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TPP: A Sweetheart Deal for Corporations, a ‘Disaster’ for People’s Rights
The White House has finally released the text of the trade deal, and the reviews are scorching.
Deirdre Fulton
Viewpoint
Will the Media Again Rush to Declare Clinton the Winner of Tonight’s Democratic Forum?
Why TV's talking heads discount Bernie Sanders
Joel Bleifuss
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Undocumented Youth Are Here Through No Fault of Their Own. But It’s Not Their Parents’ Fault, Either
Using the phrase "no fault of their own" in discussing undocumented young people does not encourage us to look at the roots of the poverty and violence their families experience.
David Bacon
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With Kshama Sawant Claiming Reelection Victory, Seattle Doubles Down on Socialism
Sawant beat the establishment at its own game. Now comes the hard part.
Arun Gupta
Labor
Labor For Bernie Sanders Activists Say They Are Undeterred By Union Endorsements of Hillary Clinton
Mario Vasquez
Rural America
Citizens United, Democracy and the Two Paths that Lie Before Us
Thomas Linzey
Viewpoint
The United States’ Deplorable Parental Leave Policies Are Hurting Our Kids’ Futures
While wealthy parents pour more resources into their children's futures, middle- and lower-income families are being squeezed, resulting in an education gap
Susan J. Douglas
Viewpoint
20 Years After the Million Man March, Louis Farrakhan Can Still Draw A Crowd—And Make Media Uneasy
The 82-year old Nation of Islam leader filled the National Mall in October. Why didn't the media take much notice?
Salim Muwakkil
Labor
The Promise and the Peril of Members-Only Unions
Shaun Richman
Labor
Oxfam Calls Out ‘Big Chicken’ for Rampant Labor Abuses
Bruce Vail
Rural America
Why a California Dairy Goat Rancher Doesn’t Owe Her Soul to the Company Feed Store
Patty Karlin
Culture
How Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the Supreme Meme Queen
The psychology behind the 'Notorious RBG' phenomenon.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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The Democratic Party Just Declared Its Opposition to Keystone XL. Was It An Accident?
A DNC email bashing Keystone may force Obama to take a firm position on the issue.
Branko Marcetic
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Why the United States Leaves Deadly Chemicals on the Market
A 6-month investigation finds that the revolving door between government and the chemical industry has led the EPA to rely on easily manipulated research. The result? Toxic substances remain in everyday products.
Valerie Brown and Elizabeth Grossman
Viewpoint
A Chemical-Industrial Complex
Why do many hazardous chemicals go unregulated in the United States? An In These Times investigation reveals the answer.
Joel Bleifuss
Rural America
Rural America In These Times Goes Bioneering
John Collins
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California’s New Crisis Pregnancy Center Law Creates a Roadblock for Anti-Abortion Activists
CPCs have been repeatedly charged with providing misleading or, in some cases completely false, information for pregnant women.
Rachel M. Cohen
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