Opinion

My Great-Uncle Was Shot at the Memorial Day Massacre. Why Was This Working Class History Silenced?

In 1937, police killed striking steel workers in Chicago, but the story behind the tragedy was repressed. No more.

Carol Quirke

Democrats Shouldn’t Fall for McCarthy’s Debt Limit Ransom Attempt

Republicans are threatening to tank the global economy if President Biden doesn’t agree to slash spending on social welfare programs. It’s a trap.

Max B. Sawicky

Democrats Should Run on Progressive Approaches to Public Safety. Here’s Proof.

Brandon Johnson’s victory in Chicago and the failure of attacks on bail reform in Illinois show that voters want to address the root causes of crime. Democratic Party, take notice.

Will Tanzman and Tanya Watkins

As Mayor, Brandon Johnson Should Establish a Public Bank in Chicago

Chicago’s working-class neighborhoods have been exploited by predatory financial institutions and starved of desperately needed investment. Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson could change that by creating a public bank.

Saqib Bhatti

This Is How It Spreads

The raw ingredients are finally in place for the labor movement to plant its seeds everywhere.

Hamilton Nolan

The Supreme Court Needs Term Limits. Clarence Thomas Is Proof.

If Supreme Court justices can be bought by billionaires, lifetime terms only enable corruption.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Is the War in Yemen Coming to an End?

"[This is] the closest Yemen has been to real progress towards lasting peace."

Shireen Al-Adeimi

How Old Oil Wells Become Taxpayers' Problem

Nationwide, oil companies have abandoned more than a million oil and gas wells—and the cost of cleaning them up.

Jonathan Thompson

We Shouldn’t Have to Work Ourselves to Death

Why raising the retirement age is a very bad idea.

Christopher R. Martin

Brandon Johnson Took on Republican Megadonors—and Won. Is Helen Gym Next?

In These Times Executive Director Alex Han argues that what just happened in Chicago—and what happens next in Philadelphia—sets the table for what’s possible for our country in 2024.

Alex Han

Brandon Johnson Won the Race for Chicago’s Mayor By Loving and Fighting for the City

Johnson defeated a conservative opponent in Paul Vallas and will take office as a strong supporter of progressive politics and workers’ rights.

Kari Lydersen

None of This Garbage Is Important

Let's not spend the next two years gleefully hypnotizing ourselves, again.

Hamilton Nolan

Policing Still Won't Save Chicago

The promise to add more police is a clarion call for the total occupation of poor neighborhoods.

Anthony Ehlers

Race and Uncertainty as Chicago’s Voters Head to the Polls

Salim Muwakkil

The Hunger Cliff Shows That the GOP Is Pro-Poverty

Millions of people are losing essential food assistance because Republicans want to impose work requirements that benefit corporations—not families.

Jim Pugh

“He Sold Our Schools off to the Highest Bidder”

A look inside Paul Vallas' history of harming public education and a sampling of the shock doctrine politics, anti-union postures, neoliberal policies and budgetary schemes he brought to school districts around the country—and world—and the havoc they helped create.

David I. Backer and Jason Wozniak

Why a Veteran Education Reform Writer Thinks Chicagoans Should Be Worried About Paul Vallas

Schneider writes that "whenever I hear the name Paul Vallas, I immediately think of a man who likes to take earmarked funding and redirect it in shallow ways that produce the appearance of fiscal solutions."

Mercedes K. Schneider

The Chicago Mayoral Race Is High Stakes for Working People

In a new video, workers speak out against Paul Vallas’ destructive record on budgets and public education.

Miles Kampf-Lassin