August 2019 Volume 43, Issue 08

August 2019

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Viewpoint

McKinsey and Company Is an Elitist Cult. Why Is Buttigieg Defending It? Nathan Robinson

Breaking Up Amazon Doesn’t Go Far Enough—We Must Put It Under Public Control Katie Parker and Adam Simpson

Some on the Left Want To Nationalize Amazon. Breaking It Up Is a Safer Bet. David Dayen

Feature

Socialists of Color to the Front Eli Day

Warren and Sanders Say We Need a “Right To Repair” Tractors. Here’s Why That’s Important. In These Times Editors

The Housing Crisis Is Worse Than You Think In These Times Staff

The DNC Debate Rules Are Turning Small Donors Into a Racket Christopher Hass

Here’s Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Labor Jeremy Gantz

Dispatch

In 2008, Democratic Socialists Endorsed Him. Now, a DSA Member Is Primarying Him. Salim Muwakkil

Life, Liberty and a Stable Climate: These Kids Are Arguing for a New Constitutional Right Arun Gupta

This Louisiana Parish Allowed a Quarter of Its Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Security for a Pipeline Karen Savage and Sarah Lazare

Culture

The Case for Enthusiasm Over “Electability”—Or, Why We Don’t Need Another John Kerry. In These Times Editors

How a Sewer Socialist City May Push Democrats Left in 2020 Lindsey Anderson

Socialists of Color to the Front

LeftRoots, a socialist group with majorities of women and people of color, is strategizing to win.

Eli Day

Warren and Sanders Say We Need a “Right To Repair” Tractors. Here’s Why That’s Important.

From John Deere to Apple, corporations try to prevent you from fixing your own stuff. But a growing movement is pushing back.

In These Times Editors

The Housing Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows it’s getting increasingly difficult to afford housing.

In These Times Staff

The DNC Debate Rules Are Turning Small Donors Into a Racket

The new rules are an invitation—and maybe even a requirement—for candidates to buy their way onto the stage.

Christopher Hass

Here’s Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Labor

Democrats have a history of empty promises when it comes to bolstering unions and workers' rights. Who can be trusted in 2020?

Jeremy Gantz

The Case for Enthusiasm Over “Electability”—Or, Why We Don’t Need Another John Kerry.

"Electability" didn't work in 2004 and it won't work now.

In These Times Editors

McKinsey and Company Is an Elitist Cult. Why Is Buttigieg Defending It?

The management consultancy firm is "the single greatest legitimizer of mass layoffs." And its alumni are loyal for life.

Nathan Robinson

How a Sewer Socialist City May Push Democrats Left in 2020

When presidential hopefuls arrive in Milwaukee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, they must choose whether to embrace the city’s socialist history, or run from it.

Lindsey Anderson

Breaking Up Amazon Doesn’t Go Far Enough—We Must Put It Under Public Control

A nationalized Amazon could be put to use in building a more equitable, democratic economy.

Katie Parker and Adam Simpson

Some on the Left Want To Nationalize Amazon. Breaking It Up Is a Safer Bet.

Antitrust action has worked in the past. We can use the same model against Amazon.

In 2008, Democratic Socialists Endorsed Him. Now, a DSA Member Is Primarying Him.

Backed by Brand New Congress, Anthony Clark is challenging Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), in a sign of how far left politics have moved.

Life, Liberty and a Stable Climate: These Kids Are Arguing for a New Constitutional Right

After a June hearing, the youth suing the government await news on whether their case will proceed to trial.

This Louisiana Parish Allowed a Quarter of Its Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Security for a Pipeline

Water protectors say the swamp was swarming with uniformed police working for the company.

Karen Savage and Sarah Lazare

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