Politics

The Real Reason U.S. Media Won’t Call Evo Morales’ Ouster in Bolivia a “Coup”

The Bolivian coup is not a coup—because the United States wanted it to happen.

Alan MacLeod

Trashing Teachers and Red-Baiting: How a Republican Governor Lost in Kentucky

Democrat Andy Beshear defeated Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in deep-red Kentucky. The lesson? Attacking teachers and socialism won’t protect the GOP.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

How Ranked Choice Voting Could Make the 2020 Election More Democratic

The landmark voting reform is quickly spreading across the country—and could have a major impact on contests in 2020.

Adam Eichen

Any Good Climate Plan Must Address Poverty and Racism

Why climate justice advocates have been demanding this since long before the Green New Deal.

Dayton Martindale

Why We Need Young People To Run the Country—And Why I’m Voting for Bernie Anyway

You can't trust anyone over 30 years in office. Except maybe one.

Dayton Martindale

Ben Rhodes’ False Atonement for the Yemen War

Our failure to reckon with Obama-era atrocities—and why it matters.

Sarah Lazare

Ageism Has No Place in the Presidential Election

Science tells us that age and health are two very different things.

Susan J. Douglas

The U.S. Betrayal of the Kurds Is Five Years in the Making

Though Trump struck the match, the latest crisis in Syria is the predictable result of long-standing U.S. policy.

Patrick Lewis

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