Movements

How Border Patrol Occupied the Tohono O’odham Nation

Under ever-expanding high-tech surveillance, the reservation has become “the most militarized community in America.”

Todd Miller

What Makes Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Bill So Progressive

The legislation, expected to be signed into law by the governor, takes steps towards rectifying the harms of the drug war.

Ramenda Cyrus

Lori Lightfoot Campaign Staffers Disappointed by Her Stance on Cop Academy

Sources close to Lightfoot’s campaign say some former staffers were disappointed by her apparent support for investment in further police training facilities.

Sabrina Gunter

The Democratic Socialists of America Helped Elect Them. Now What?

DSA chapters across the country are navigating relationships with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Emma Whitford

We Talked with the New Hampshire Family in Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Experiment

The $1,000/month from Yang has changed the Fassis' lives in small ways—and kindled their imaginations.

Andrew Schwartz

The Cooperative Acupuncture Clinics Popping Up in Middle America

With skyrocketing healthcare costs, residents of Middle America are turning to acupuncture.

Valerie Vande Panne

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Enlisting Police to Crack Down on Protesters

An analysis by In These Times found, in at least seven states, the oil industry has backed critical infrastructure bills that criminalize pipeline protests.

Sarah Lazare and Simon Davis-Cohen

Across the World, Youth Are Striking for Their Right to a Livable Planet

The student-led international Youth Climate Strike movement demands that politicians support the Green New Deal.

Ari Bee

Public Banking Can Fund the Zero-Carbon Economy

Private banks have been underwriting the expansion of the fossil fuel industry for years. It’s time for a public model.

Aaron Fernando

Hawai‘i’s Managed Retreat Proposal Offers an Early Model for Relocation—At a Cost

As seas rise, middle- and working-class Hawaiians worry they’ll be forced out of their homes, while the rich rebuild.

Alex Lubben

Activists Sue LaGrange, Georgia, for Denying Water, Gas and Electricity to Undocumented Immigrants

Without a Social Security number and U.S.-issued photo ID, you can’t get basic utilities in cities across the South.

Allison Salerno

Climate Change. War. Poverty. How the U.S.-China Relationship Will Shape Humanity’s Path.

A call for diplomacy and deescalation, not economic and military confrontation.

Calvin Cheung-Miaw and Max Elbaum

Young Black Feminists Have Some Pointers for Obama

Instead of scolding Black youth, Assata's Daughters is helping them organize to transform the world.

Eli Day

New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon

The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies

David Dayen

What the Yellow Vests Have in Common with Occupy

Inside the mass protests that are rocking France.

Cole Stangler

Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Water Out for Migrants

“I didn’t understand that humanitarian aid was criminal,” said Zaachila Orozco.

Todd Miller

What a Night in Border Patrol Custody Taught Me About How We Treat Migrants

I was released from the nightmare of detention--but most are not.

Matthew Leber

Millennials Are Ruining Trust Funds

Through the organization Resource Generation, wealthy young people are giving away their money to advance systemic change.

Andrew Schwartz