Politics

Seeking Justice for Laquan McDonald—Without Relying on Prisons

Locking up killer cop, Jason Van Dyke, won't address the root cause of his violence.

Benji Hart

Rehabilitating a Monster: George W. Bush and the Bankruptcy of Civility Politics

On the laundering of a war criminal.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel Will Not Be Missed in Chicago

Emanuel will be remembered for his arrogance, impatience and disregard for regular Chicagoans.

Kari Lydersen

After Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Nightmare, the Next Chicago Mayor Must Embrace Reparations

Emanuel's pro-corporate policies ravaged Black and Latinx communities across Chicago. His successor will be tasked with reversing this trend.

Saqib Bhatti

Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?

Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.

Mekdes Maryam Amare

Meet Mariah Parker, One of the Young, Radical Women of Color Rescuing the Democratic Party

26-year-old Mariah Parker, who won an upset victory for Athens, Georgia, county commissioner, shows how progressive Democrats can bring together the struggles for racial and economic justice.

Eli Day

Why Is #Resistance Dem J.B. Pritzker’s Family Hotel Chain Hosting an Anti-Muslim Hate Group?

If he really wants to stand up to Trump’s bigoted agenda, Pritzker should demand Hyatt cancel the meeting of the racist group.

Saqib Bhatti

Why the DNC’s Superdelegate Reforms Were a Major Victory for the Sanders Wing

From stripping power from superdelegates to enforcing financial oversight, backers of Bernie Sanders scored a number of huge wins at the DNC summer meeting. And they could have a major impact in 2020.

Branko Marcetic

How to Prepare for a Post-Roe America

Roe will fall. We must be ready for it.

Robin Marty, Farah Diaz-Tello and Loretta J. Ross

In the 1968 DNC Protests, Did the Left Self-Sabotage?

50 years after the infamous demonstrations, participants and historians reflect.

In These Times Writers

How Pro Sports Became Part of the U.S. Military’s War Machine

Since 9/11, public displays of patriotism have been built into major sporting events. Here's why that's so insidious.

William J. Astore

Trump Quietly Overrides What Little Civilian Protections Remain in Yemen War

Ignoring Congress, Trump says he doesn't have to obey limited protections included in the defense bill.

Sarah Lazare and Shireen Al-Adeimi

How Prison Gerrymandering Strips Power from Communities of Color

Prisoners have become the latest tools in statewide redistricting strategies to empower rural, white districts.

Grace Dixon

What Today’s Socialists Can Learn From the 1970s New Communist Movement

An interview with Max Elbaum, author of Revolution in the Air.

Micah Uetricht

We Can’t Confront Fascism Without Addressing White Settler Colonialism

Why Indigenous resistance is central to the fight against white supremacy.

Jen Deerinwater

Will the Mexican President-Elect’s “New Revolution” Include the Thousands of Disappeared?

Abandoned by the state, families are continuing the search for their missing loved ones. Andrés Manuel López Obrador has an opportunity to help.

Chantal Flores

Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return

The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine.

Valerie Vande Panne

There Is a Coordinated Campaign to Suppress Criticism of Israel

Israel's human rights violations are accompanied by U.S. efforts to stifle dissent.

Azadeh Shahshahani