Opinion

The United States’ Deplorable Parental Leave Policies Are Hurting Our Kids’ Futures

While wealthy parents pour more resources into their children's futures, middle- and lower-income families are being squeezed, resulting in an education gap

Susan J. Douglas

20 Years After the Million Man March, Louis Farrakhan Can Still Draw A Crowd—And Make Media Uneasy

The 82-year old Nation of Islam leader filled the National Mall in October. Why didn't the media take much notice?

Salim Muwakkil

A Chemical-Industrial Complex

Why do many hazardous chemicals go unregulated in the United States? An In These Times investigation reveals the answer.

Joel Bleifuss

The Republican Congressional Caucus Has Devolved Into a Comedy of Errors

The antics of the Republican congressional caucus would be funny if they weren't affecting the orderly functioning of our federal government.

Jim Hightower

The Refugee Crisis No One’s Talking About

The Central American refugee crisis is just as large and urgent as the Syrian refugee crisis. Why are we ignoring it?

Joseph Sorrentino

Stuck in the Past: Democratic Candidates Spurn Internet Policy in First Debate

The 2016 Democratic candidates are letting the public down by ignoring the Internet. Here’s where they should start.

Daniel Massoglia

Black Lives Matter Activists Declare Solidarity with Palestine

The statement revives the internationalism of the '60s and '70s, when black activists saw themselves as part of a global fight against Western colonialism

Salim Muwakkil

Israel, Afghanistan and Drones: What the Democrats Didn’t Talk About Last Night

The Democrats' foreign policy discussions often took a hawkish line and avoided many of the most important issues that a future president will face.

Branko Marcetic

Why It Matters That Bernie Sanders Forced a Debate About Capitalism on National TV

Facing rampant inequality and poverty, a substantive debate on socialism versus capitalism is exactly what the United States needs right now.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Anderson Cooper’s Claim About Bernie Sanders’ Soviet Union Honeymoon Was Redbaiting and Deceptive

Cooper's implications were dishonest.

Timothy Lange

Despite Bernie Sanders’ Prodding Last Night, Hillary Clinton Stuck to Her Neoliberal Talking Points

Hillary Clinton's performance in last night's debate shows her to be every inch the neoliberal "true believer" she's a built a reputation as being.

Jesse Myerson

Robert Reich: Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong for Refusing To Resurrect Glass-Steagall

Resurrection of the Glass-Steagall Act has become an important policy difference between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Robert Reich

14 Years After the U.S. Invasion, the War in Afghanistan is Impossible to Justify

Afghanistan is yet another bloody quagmire for the United States that has helped create more rather than less dangerous enemies.

Marc Daalder

The (R)evolutionary Vision and Contagious Optimism of Grace Lee Boggs

Boggs' love for humanity ran strong and deep, serving as a generative force for creating change.

Barbara Ransby

The New York Times Has Repeatedly Downplayed the Success of the BDS Movement Against Israel

The BDS movement has been racking up a series of successes lately and has caught the attention of many in Israel. But you wouldn't know it from reading the Times.

Gunar Olsen

Whose Business Is Anyone’s Gender, Anyway?

Journalists, it's time we adopted the gender-neutral pronoun "they."

Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin

Ralph Nader: The Incredible Vacuousness of the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination

The mainstream media is complicit in the circusization of the Republican debates.

Ralph Nader

Bernie Sanders’ Refusal To Attack Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Principled—It’s Political Genius

The democratic socialist is taking a stand by running a clean campaign, and it’s already making a big impact on the race for president.

Marc Daalder