Opinion

Last Year, $1,748 of Your Taxes Went to Corporate Pentagon Contractors

On average, U.S taxpayers paid more to military contractors in 2023 than a month’s rent. Those are funds that could go to healthcare or education—but instead are being spent on war.

Lindsay Koshgarian

Project 2025 Is Already Here

Core aspects of the far-right plan to overhaul U.S. government are already being put into place, through an anti-abortion influence campaign overseas.

Gillian Kane

Congress Has Decided to Stay Far Too White

The GOP-led House has eliminated the office on diversity and inclusion, maintaining a system of racial exclusion in the halls of power.

James Jones

Sunday's Rally in New York Is Just About Israeli Hostages—that's Not OK

"I cannot call for the release of the hostages without an explicit demand for an immediate cease-fire and an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza."

Ellen Lippmann

Books Are the Missing Piece of a Unionized American Culture Industry

Organizing book stores like Barnes & Noble could lift up the entire creative underclass.

Hamilton Nolan

The UAW Is Standing Up with Mexican Autoworkers

With its Mexico solidarity project, the UAW will fight alongside the country's growing militant independent labor movement, ensuring justice for autoworkers extends beyond borders.

Brandon Mancilla

"The People Won": Kansas City Voters Reject Billionaire Stadium Tax

In a blow against billionaire sports franchise owners, Kansas City voters rejected a 40-year stadium tax. It's a victory for community interests over corporate greed.

Ryan S.

Labor's 2024 Political Dilemma

Biden’s support for the genocide is indefensible, but we still need him to win.

Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

Wealthy Corporations Are Paying Their CEOs More Than They Pay in Taxes

Tesla, Ford, Netflix and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes. It’s a system that rewards the super rich and punishes the rest of us.

Sarah Anderson, William Rice and Zachary Tashman

U.S. Billionaire Wealth Is Up 88% Since the Pandemic—Now Topping $5.5 Trillion

Can we please just tax the rich?

Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo

Unpacking Biden’s Second Term Economic Plan

The Biden administration’s proposed 2025 budget marks a departure for Democratic incumbents.

Max B. Sawicky

We Blocked Biden’s Motorcade to Say: No More Support for Genocide

We can’t abide our government abetting the mass slaughter of children in Gaza.

Saqib Bhatti

Aaron Bushnell Will Be Venerated Like Rachel Corrie Was Before Him

Twenty-one years ago, Rachel Corrie gave her life to serve the Palestinian cause. Today, her legacy lives on.

In These Times Editors

Can Unions Rebuild Our Democracy?

Our institutions have failed to protect democracy. Can unions take up the fight?

Alex Han

Aaron Bushnell's Sacrifice Was a Deeply Loving Act

War resister Rory Fanning reflects on Aaron Bushnell's legacy.

Rory Fanning

Trump Plans to Make His Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich and Corporations Permanent

The 2024 election will help decide whether the U.S. extends provisions of the Trump tax cuts, which allow the wealthy to steal from the public.

Sonali Kolhatkar

The Mega Grocery Merger That Workers Would Pay the Price For

The Kroger-Albertsons merger is a threat to grocery workers everywhere. Let’s join the fight to stop it.

Ann Larson

Biden Talked Rent in the State of the Union—Now He Needs a Real Plan to Deal with the Rent Crisis

The Biden administration can take immediate steps to protect tenants and lower the rent. Here’s how.

Tara Raghuveer