April 2020 Volume 44, Issue 04
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April 2020
Labor
“Social Poetics” Uncovers the Poetry of Everyday Workers
Harris Feinsod
Viewpoint
The Swing Voter Chimera
Micah Uetricht
The 7% Matter
Dan Cohen
The Future Socialists Want, And Centrists Fear
Joel Bleifuss
Feature
The Big Idea: Mandatory Voting
In These Times Editors
Dispatch
A Caucus for Black Youth
Eli Day
Death Metal for a Dying Planet
Mario Reinaldo Machado
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Dispatch
A Caucus for Black Youth
Eli Day
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Dispatch
Death Metal for a Dying Planet
Mario Reinaldo Machado
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Viewpoint
The Swing Voter Chimera
Micah Uetricht
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Viewpoint
The 7% Matter
Dan Cohen
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Viewpoint
The Future Socialists Want, And Centrists Fear
Are reds and red-scarers even talking about the same thing?
Joel Bleifuss
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Dispatch
Guess Who’s Rallying for Medicare for All? Senior Citizens
Bernie's Medicare for All proposal would also fill the coverage gaps in Medicare.
Taylor Moore
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Labor
“Social Poetics” Uncovers the Poetry of Everyday Workers
Mark Novak’s new book documents how worker-written poetry promotes international solidarity among workers
Harris Feinsod