Opinion

It’s Too Hot to Keep Using Pesticides

Farm workers are being sickened by agrochemicals—and, due to extreme heat, by the PPE they wear to protect themselves.

Harrison Watson

This 20th Century Italian Marxist Offers Lessons for Today’s Social Movements

Antonio Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing provide a set of ideas that have only grown more salient with time.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

AI Could Be a Godsend for Accessing Public Benefits—Or a Nightmare

We stand on the verge of a technological transformation. We’ll need to work collectively to steer these advancements towards empowering those in need.

Jim Pugh

On Lizzo and Sex and Bananas, Oh My!

At the end of the day, the Lizzo story is not about sex: it’s about labor.

Yasmin Nair

Corporate Greed is a Moral Crisis. Working People Are Fighting Back.

Workers across the country are embracing their power in unprecedented ways. Many hope this “hot labor summer” is just the beginning.

Rosalyn Pelles and William J. Barber II

A New Idea for New Union Organizing

Unions don't organize enough people. Their structure is the problem.

Hamilton Nolan

Strikes Are a Tool to Claw Back Control Over Our Lives

This summer, Hollywood writers and actors are out on strike together for the first time in decades. Their demands go beyond wages and benefits—they’re challenging bosses’ authority to unilaterally decide what work looks like.

Nick French

The ADA is the Floor, Not the Ceiling—We Need More

As many celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act this month, we must renew our struggle for the disability justice our communities need.

Kehsi Iman Wilson

It’s Time to Recalibrate the U.S. Alliance with South Korea

The armistice with North Korea—which marks its 70th anniversary on Thursday—was intended to prevent war, but now it’s only preventing peace. It's time to bring a formal end to the Korean War.

Christine Ahn

The #StopCopCity Movement Didn’t Lose

The Atlanta City Council—and the state more broadly—cannot define “loss” or “victory” for everyday people

Benji Hart

Sanctions Are an Act of War

Economic sanctions which claim to target authoritarian governments and wealthy profiteers of global conflicts only hurt innocent civilian populations.

Phyllis Bennis

We Can Solve Homelessness (If We Want To)

Our economic priorities have created a serious housing crisis and fueled homelessness. Solving the problem simply requires us to change our priorities from profits to people.

Sonali Kolhatkar

One Weird Trick to Help Solve the U.S. Housing Crisis

In a new book, Richard Kahlenberg explains that decades of arcane zoning regulations have led to our current system of high rents, restrictions on worker mobility, and racial and economic segregation.

Max B. Sawicky

Cop City and the Escalating War on Environmental Defenders

From laws targeting fossil fuel protests to the crackdown on Stop Cop City activists, corporations are calling in militarized law enforcement to crush dissent.

Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colchete

The Dystopian Future of U.S. Public Education Is On Display in Houston

The takeover of the Houston Independent School District by GOP officials is part of a broader attack on public education—but unions and community members are fighting back.

Jackie Anderson, Ruth Kravetz and Jay Malone

In Jenin, Palestinians Resist Against Israeli Helicopters And Drones

The largest Israeli military operation in Jenin since the Second Intifada spells what Israel has in store for Palestinians.

Jehad Abusalim

Remote Work Among the Issues at Play in CWA Election

At their national convention, communications workers are set to decide on a new president—and the future of work-from-home arrangements could be on the table.

Steve Early

We Can't Afford To Ignore Cop City

In These Times Executive Director Alex Han asks us to imagine a world where the needs of the people outweigh the powerful.

Alex Han