Politics

The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal

Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.

Lindsay Koshgarian

What You Need To Know About Democratic Socialism

Democratic socialism is having a moment. From electing open socialists to ending capitalism, here’s what the movement is all about.

Marianela D’Aprile

We Can Criticize U.S. Imperialism and Oppose Putin, Too

The rise of fascism is not to be taken lightly.

James Thindwa

With Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Backing Him, Abdul El-Sayed May Be on the Verge of a Stunning Upset

Riding a wave of left energy, gubernatorial candidate El-Sayed could follow the lead of Sanders in 2016 and score a shocking primary win in Michigan.

Theo Anderson

The Media Is Giving Facebook a Free Pass to Shut Down Activists Over Russia Fears

An anti-fascist coalition says its event page was unfairly targeted in the tech giant's latest crackdown.

Sarah Lazare and Julianne Tveten

Jonathan Chait Is the Last Person We Should Listen To When It Comes to Trump and Russia

Chait says Russiagate skeptics are foolish. Here's why he's completely wrong.

Branko Marcetic

The Long History of America’s Violent Intervention in Afghanistan

The people of Afghanistan are paying a horrible price for the protracted U.S. occupation.

Gregory Shupak

Socialists Practice Internal Democracy, Endorse Cynthia Nixon—And the Media Is Riveted

Mainstream outlets can't stop writing about how the NYC DSA’s endorsement of Cynthia Nixon was a model of democracy in action, unlike the Democratic Party.

Kate Aronoff

“Democratic Socialism Will Prevail”: An Interview with Ron Dellums in 1976

Dellums, a democratic socialist member of the House of Representatives, was interviewed in the first issue of In These Times, saying “if democracy means anything, it should mean a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people.”

John Judis

At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, Financiers Trade Carbon While the World Burns

At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts.

Kate Aronoff

On the Complexities of Calling 911, Even in Cases of Sexual Violence

A police abolitionist and anti-rape advocate explains why involving the police doesn't always ensure safety.

Alisa Bierria

Trump’s Turn to Electronic Monitoring Isn’t a Humane Solution

ICE's use of electronic monitoring devices poses risks to immigrants released from detention.

Zachary Kligler

Israel’s New Nation-State Law Enshrines Apartheid

The formal embrace of ethnic cleansing strengthens Israel's right wing--and portends an escalation of violence against Palestinians.

Alex Kane

The Killing of Harith Augustus Shows How Police Violence and Capitalism Are Inextricably Linked

On Chicago police, economic violence and the Black resistance movement.

Aislinn Pulley

From Italy to Hungary, the Trumps of Europe Are Rising to Power

The leader of Italy’s far right, an admirer of Trump, has suggested a “mass cleansing” of Roma.

Joel Bleifuss

Will Dems Fight the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh? Organizers Are Pushing Chuck Schumer To Act.

A conversation with an organizer from Indivisible.

Sarah Jaffe

Left Candidates Have to Do Better on Palestine

Ocasio-Cortez missed an opportunity to push a left position on Israel. But it's not too late to change that.

Corey Robin

What the Liberal Establishment Gets Wrong About the Trump-Putin Summit

Charges of treason and other reactionary rhetoric build support for a more confrontational—and dangerous—stance towards Russia.

Branko Marcetic