Politics

Why the Argument that Medicare for All Will Curtail “Freedom” Is So, So Wrong

Joe Biden and other centrists are deploying cynical arguments to defend the for-profit insurance system. We shouldn’t buy it.

Ben Palmquist

Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War

Like millions of others, the Kurds are victims of disastrous U.S. interventions in the region.

Khury Petersen-Smith

How the DCCC’s “Blacklist” Could Blow Up in the Democratic Establishment’s Face

The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski.

Natalie Shure

Only Bernie’s Green New Deal Answers Greta’s Call for Action

To fulfill the promise of the climate strikes, we need a bold policy solution.

Christopher D. Cook

Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign

The Center for a New American Security has long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism—and it's poised to play an influential role in a future Democratic administration.

Branko Marcetic

Trolls Are Sowing Discord Between Sanders and Warren Supporters

Is someone yanking your chain?

Joel Bleifuss

Why the Left Needs To Stop Worrying and Learn To Love Impeachment

The fight for democracy can’t be left to the centrists.

Max B. Sawicky

Trump Admin Is Scrubbing Information About Services for Migrant Children From Government Websites

Under Trump, government websites are more frequently using derogatory language to refer to migrant children.

Jim Daley

33% of Parents Went Into Debt to Pay for Summer Childcare in 2018

This year’s back-to-school deals: pens, pencils, and... childcare?

In These Times Staff

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and the Working-Class Iowa Test

At the People’s Presidential Forum, bold left-wing policies dominated the debate, as both Sanders and Warren sought to expand their support ahead of Iowa's critical caucuses.

Gavin Aronsen

Bernie Sanders to Chicago Teachers: Worker Militancy Is Key to Fighting the Corporate Elite

At a raucous rally on Tuesday, Sanders stood with Chicago teachers who are on the verge of another citywide strike.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

What the Media Gets Wrong About Antifa

Antifa's decades-long history shows the movement runs deeper than a few vegan milkshakes.

In These Times Editors

The “Democratic” in DSA

The Democratic Socialists of America recommitted itself to using “elections, public offices and legislation” to build support for democratic socialist ideas.

Joel Bleifuss

A CAP Analyst’s Red-Baiting Book Accidentally Makes the Case for Socialism

Warren advisor Ganesh Sitaraman and Yale Law School professor Anne L. Alstott bend over backward to fix capitalism. And prove they can’t.

Phyllis Eckhaus

The Shocking Lack of Diversity on State Supreme Courts

White male-dominated courts are a threat to judicial impartiality—and to democracy.

Daniel Fernandez

Which Candidates’ Climate Plans Put Justice First? We Break It Down.

Several Democratic contenders offer ambitious proposals to support workers and communities of color.

Christine MacDonald

How Dare Samantha Power Scrub the Yemen War From Her Memoir

Power backed the disastrous U.S. intervention in Yemen. But you wouldn't know that from reading her much-lauded memoir.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

Whose Grid? Our Grid! Chicago’s Campaign To Put Electricity Under Public Control

A democratically owned electric utility could fast-track the city's transition to clean energy.

Alex Schwartz