Politics

The Covid-19 Crisis Shows Why Food Should Be a Human Right

With lines at food banks stretching for miles, the need has never been clearer to guarantee food to all U.S. residents.

Paul J. Baicich

Time for Progressives to Seize the Means of Production of House Relief Bills

Pelosi’s bill proves Democratic leadership won’t do what needs to be done.

Hamilton Nolan

Democratic Socialist Officials Lay Out Demands for Local Government Responses to Covid-19

A just response to the pandemic requires centering working people. Here's where to start.

Democratic Socialist Elected Officials

The President Is Goading Anti-Lockdown Militias to Violence

We must not overlook the danger of Trump's signaling.

Max Elbaum

The U.S. Response to Covid-19 Has Lavished Wealth on the Rich

While the pandemic ravages American workers, the federal government has orchestrated a monumental transfer of wealth from the bottom of the economic ladder to the top.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Don’t Believe the Debt Hawks—More Stimulus Is the Only Path to Recovery

Fear-mongering over the deficit is the absolute wrong approach to the Covid-19 crisis.

Josh Bivens

A Federal Jobs Program for Contact Tracing

To safely reopen the economy, we need a public health corps. Here's how to build it.

Dayton Martindale

Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Using Covid-19 To Push War with Iran

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies and American Enterprise Institute are aggressively campaigning for military escalation and a tightening of sanctions.

Sarah Lazare

Tired of Fighting About Third Parties? Just Enact Ranked Choice Voting.

Rather than scolding voters for wanting more options, we should put in place a more representative system.

Rob Richie and David Daley

Fake Meat Is All the Rage—And It Can Help Us Fight Climate Change

A case for the Impossible: the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Dayton Martindale

The Democrats’ COBRA Proposal Is an Insurance Industry Bailout

We keep handing more money to the very for-profit insurance industry that is failing us.

Natalie Shure

David Sirota: The Democratic Party’s Tyranny of Decorum Helped Sink Bernie

Sanders could have gone harder against Biden, but ultimately it was the establishment that stood in his way.

David Sirota

A Primer on Disaster Capitalism, Our New Normal

When a crisis occurs, the private sector often uses it as a distraction to push through its own agenda.

In These Times Editors

This Is a Health Crisis—Stop Treating It Like a War

Even by his standards, Trump is a terrible wartime president

Joel Bleifuss

The Democrats’ Timid COVID-19 Response Does Not Bode Well for the Climate

The Democrats want us to believe they'll act fast on climate if in power, but they've proven themselves slow in a crisis.

Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson

Astra Taylor: Bernie Sanders’ Exit Is an Indictment of Our Broken System—Not His Campaign

Voter suppression was stronger than Bernie Sanders' voter turnout plan. And the pandemic has made things worse.

Astra Taylor

Joe Biden’s Cowardly Position on Iran Sanctions

The presumptive Democratic nominee is failing to call for sanctions to be lifted, even if just for the duration of the pandemic.

Sarah Lazare

The Future Belongs to the Movement Sparked by Bernie Sanders

By advancing a bold left agenda and putting capitalism on trial, Sanders ignited a movement that will redefine American politics.

Miles Kampf-Lassin