Politics

Betting Against Increased Taxes, DraftKings Is Spending Big on Illinois State Races

The sports gambling industry is pouring more than a million dollars into local Illinois races in a gambit to evade regulations and higher taxes.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

We Can't Let Trump Get Away With Another Endless War

As the United States bombs Iran, we cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Negin Owliaei

No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council

The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Trump’s ICE Won’t Stop Abducting Kids

Here are just some of the ways Trump’s ICE has terrorized thousands of children, like five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, since the administration took office.

Lily Seltz

"Carte Blanche for Ruthlessness"

Author Laura Field on how Trump and the furious minds of the New Right are in a mutually reinforcing cycle of radicalization.

Kathryn Joyce

House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too

“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.

Sharon Zhang

There’s Never Been a More Fitting Time for Democrats to Stop Funding ICE

The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling.

Sonali Kolhatkar

I Love You, Madame Librarian

Kurt Vonnegut expresses admiration for one of the last promising places in America for people to feel: libraries and the people who work there.

In These Times Editors

The Serious Risks of Trump’s Executive Order Curbing State Regulation of AI

Dozens of states have placed regulations on artificial intelligence technology to protect residents from an array of potential harms. Now these protections could be under threat due to actions by the Trump administration.

Anjana Susarla

The Antidote to Fear is Courage

Why we have to be louder and bolder about being against fascism.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Stephanie Guilloud

Antifa Everywhere

As Trump revives the war on terror against domestic opposition, what does antifascism mean?

Alberto Toscano

The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

Kim Kelly

Veterans Rally Against Trump Cuts

Trump is a draft dodger who spent millions on a military parade for his birthday while slashing veteran healthcare. Veterans are mad about it.

Maximillian Alvarez

How Movement Organizers In Office Are Responding to the Rise of Authoritarianism

Elected leaders with Local Progress discuss how they are moving progressive policy forward while defending against the assaults of the Trump administration.

Michael Whitesides

What Socialism Got Right

Writing "The Red Riviera" taught me that even flawed socialist systems offered insights into equality, solidarity, and the dignity of everyday life.

Kristen R. Ghodsee

The Mamdani Freak-Out

With its hyperfocus on NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and left anti-Zionism, the right-wing Jewish establishment is revealing just how antidemocratic it is.

Dania Rajendra

Deportee Attempts Suicide as U.S.–Ghana Transfer Deal Unravels

Secret third-country deportation agreements leave West African migrants in danger, with some sent back to countries where they fear torture or death, despite U.S. assurances.

Adam Mahoney

The Secretary of All Wars

Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the “Department of War” ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts.

Alberto Toscano