July 2022 Volume 46, Issue 07
July 2022
Labor
Starbucks. Amazon. Now, Trader Joe’s Is Unionizing.
Jeremy Gantz
Viewpoint
The Elite Vote Against Their Interests, Too
Hamilton Nolan
Feature
Cover Story
Culture
An Iranian Artist in Exile Turns Her Camera to the West
Matt A. Hanson
Departments
Teens Work, Drive and Pay Taxes. They Should Be Able To Vote, Too.
In These Times Editors
When Abortion Clinics Had Business Cards
In These Times Editors
Cover StoryInvestigationGoodman Institute
In Small-Town Georgia, A Broken Taillight Can Lead to Spiraling Debt
Reforms to curb predatory private probation haven’t worked.
Nick Barber
Culture
An Iranian Artist in Exile Turns Her Camera to the West
Shirin Neshat explores how the government invades our dreams.
Matt A. Hanson
Viewpoint
The Elite Vote Against Their Interests, Too
The rich control our party-system and our morals.
Hamilton Nolan
Departments
Teens Work, Drive and Pay Taxes. They Should Be Able To Vote, Too.
Greater civic engagement will depend on enfranchising young voters
In These Times Editors
The Only Thing Constant Is Change
A message from the new Publisher
Christopher Hass
Departments
When Abortion Clinics Had Business Cards
A history of abortions before Roe
In These Times Editors
Labor
Starbucks. Amazon. Now, Trader Joe’s Is Unionizing.
Workers are pushing for the grocery store chain’s first union.
Jeremy Gantz
ViewpointRural America
The Food Crisis Didn’t Begin with the War in Ukraine
Even as the failures of industrial agriculture become obvious, U.S. agribusiness aims to force it on the rest of the world.
Jim Goodman
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