November 2020 Volume 44, Issue 11
November 2020
Labor
How to Boost Unions’ Power? Sectoral Bargaining.
In These Times Editors
Viewpoint
How to Win a Green New Deal Under Biden
Nikayla Jefferson
The Climate Movement's Difficult Fight Ahead If Trump Wins
Mattias Lehman
How Do You Flip Rural Trump Voters? Talk to Them.
George Goehl
Feature
Dispatch
The Climate Movement’s Reckoning with Black Lives Matter
Camille Williams
"Someone Needs to Listen to Us": Why African Asylum Seekers Went On Hunger Strike
Katie Jane Fernelius
Native Voters Could Swing the 2020 Election—If They’re Able to Vote
Stephanie Woodard
Culture
How to Fight Fascism Through Literature
Apoorva Tadepalli
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Felt Like the Loss of a Friend
Diana Babineau
DispatchClimate
The Climate Movement’s Reckoning with Black Lives Matter
For far too long, the climate movement has ignored the needs of the people most impacted by the climate crisis. That's changing.
Camille Williams
Labor
How to Boost Unions’ Power? Sectoral Bargaining.
Industry-wide bargaining could decrease inequality and improve livelihoods for unionized workers.
In These Times Editors
Culture
How to Fight Fascism Through Literature
Arundhati Roy’s new book "Azadi" raises important questions about how we can resist authoritarianism by expressing not only outrage but joy.
Apoorva Tadepalli
Viewpoint
The Electoral College is a Dangerous Relic That Threatens the Future of Our Democracy
This 18th-century artifact provided constitutional protections for slaveholders and allowed for the corruption of our electoral system. It's time to abolish it.
Joel Bleifuss
ViewpointClimate
How to Win a Green New Deal Under Biden
With effective organizing and consistent pressure, young climate activists proved that Biden can be pushed to adopt more progressive policies.
Nikayla Jefferson
ViewpointClimate
The Climate Movement's Difficult Fight Ahead If Trump Wins
Another term for Trump means an uphill battle for climate activism. But it's a fight we can't afford to lose.
Mattias Lehman
Dispatch
"Someone Needs to Listen to Us": Why African Asylum Seekers Went On Hunger Strike
Inside a protest against racism at a Louisiana immigrant detention center.
Katie Jane Fernelius
ViewpointRural America
How Do You Flip Rural Trump Voters? Talk to Them.
In 2016, establishment Democrats all but ignored rural communities. Groups like People's Action are changing that, one conversation at a time.
George Goehl
DispatchRural America
Native Voters Could Swing the 2020 Election—If They’re Able to Vote
Menominee tribal citizens are working to make Native votes count in Wisconsin
Stephanie Woodard
Culture
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Felt Like the Loss of a Friend
Ginsburg’s story is, in many ways, the story of women in the 20th century. It’s no surprise, then, that her loss feels deeply personal.
Diana Babineau