Politics

Why Are Federal Workers Selling Oil Drilling Rights in the Midst of a Shutdown?

Any Green New Deal has to address the Department of the Interior's role in fueling climate change.

Ryan Driskell Tate

After 3 Decades, Privatization Has Been Proven a Failure. Let’s Bury It for Good.

Handing public assets and services over to the free market has been a boon for corporate America and a disaster for the working class.

Jeremy Mohler

Native Americans Take Power

The new wave of indigenous elected officials.

Stephanie Woodard

We Won Clemency for Cyntoia Brown—Now Let’s Free all Survivors

Courts are punishing Black girls and women for surviving. These four women, and so many more, should be free.

Brit Schulte

The Stealthy Corporate Scheme to Privatize Pittsburgh’s Water System

When private companies take over public water systems, service often deteriorates. Pittsburgh could be next.

Doug Shields

“Welcome to the Revolution”: LA Teachers Strike Pits Working-Class Power Against Privatization

Over 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are out on a historic strike to beat back austerity and pro-charter school forces.

David Dayen

Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Rein In Our Out-of-Control Military Spending

Democrats must challenge unnecessary spending and interventions—beginning with the war in Yemen.

Bernie Sanders

Women Now Run the Military-Industrial Complex. That’s Nothing To Celebrate.

Against the feminist-washing of U.S. militarism.

Dean Spade and Sarah Lazare

The Real Border Crisis: Authorities Physically Blocking Children From Reaching Crossing Points

While Trump begs for his wall, children are fighting for their lives.

Jenny Villegas

Food Stamps and Rental Assistance Are Now in Jeopardy as Trump’s Government Shutdown Continues

The shutdown’s impact on the poor is about to get a lot worse.

Sarah Lahm

Instead of Watching Trump’s Speech, Watch This 12 Year Old Eviscerate the Immigration Crackdown

Leah, whose parents are undocumented, slammed Trump's "evil" family separations.

In These Times Editors

The Repression of BDS Shows How the American and Israeli Ruling Classes Are Deeply Enmeshed

The latest Senate effort to crack down on peaceful protest against the Israeli occupation stems from a long-standing special relationship.

Gregory Shupak

Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela

When poor countries fall prey to inflation, it’s not because they’re “too socialist.”

Fadhel Kaboub

Even in Power, Democrats Are Proving To Be Their Own Worst Enemy

The “pay-go” rule is more proof that establishment Democrats would rather kneecap bold redistributive policies than embrace an emerging left-wing agenda.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

There Are Limits to Government Spending, But We Haven’t Reached Them Yet

Max B. Sawicky

Yes, the Federal Government Can Just Print Money

The U.S. government can dramatically increase spending without raising taxes.

Pavlina R. Tcherneva

We Can’t Afford to Let Nancy Pelosi Bury the Green New Deal

Incoming speaker creates climate committee with limited powers—undermining a far more ambitious initiative.

Christopher D. Cook

As Democratic Leadership Moves to Kill the Green New Deal, Cries of Betrayal

"There's a big part of the Democratic Party that's basically indifferent about the end of human civilization but paying it some lip service."

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams