Politics

Interviews for Resistance: Bird-Dogging To Stop Trumpcare in the Senate

This organizer is training activists on how to track down representatives and ask questions.

Sarah Jaffe

Resister’s Digest: Getting Radical in the Heartland

Upcoming conferences and actions aim to tap the power of progressives.

Theo Anderson

The Folk Singer vs. the Millionaire: A Berniecrat Aims for Montana’s House Seat

Rob Quist's House campaign draws on Montana's populist spirit.

Joseph Bullington

Meet the Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidate Who Wants to End Inequality

John Welch believes he can turn hearts and minds—and turn out voters.

Theo Anderson

French Voters Must Heed the Lessons of Donald Trump and Reject Marine Le Pen

The similarities between Trump and Le Pen are striking—but France still has a chance to avoid the mistake made in America.

Tom Ladendorf

Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s Election Marks a New Era for Jackson—And for the South

Jackson, Mississippi's likely new mayor puts his city in the vanguard of progressive politics nationwide.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

In Its Defense Against Fraud Suit From Bernie Supporters, the DNC Just Dug Itself Into an Epic Hole

If the party wants to favor a candidate, that's its own business, argues DNC lawyer.

Branko Marcetic

Meet the Left Radical Who Will Likely Be Jackson, Mississippi’s Next Mayor

If the Left can make it here, they can make it anywhere.

Kate Aronoff

The Scrooges in Charge

From refugees to healthcare, Theresa May's policies are paranoid and mean-spirited.

Jane Miller

Why the U.S. Is a Bigger Threat Than North Korea

Decades of military adventurism have done more to destabilize the world than any of the "rogue states" the U.S. targets.

Vijay Prashad, Alternet

This Could Be Reparations’ Best Chance Since 1865

Black activist groups across the political spectrum are uniting behind reparations.

Salim Muwakkil

Why the Corporate Media Loves a Bombing

From Syria to North Korea, the press is growing hungry for war.

Bill Berkowitz

Mélenchon’s Campaign To Transform French Politics From the Left

The Bernie Sanders of France offers a progressive populist program to remake the Republic.

Cole Stangler

Should Democratic Socialists Be Democrats?

Democratic Socialists of America members debate how—and to what extent—socialists should engage with electoral politics.

Chris Maisano and Jessie Mannisto

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters

Trump's budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.

Susan J. Douglas

Why the Hell Did the New York Times Just Hire a Climate Denier?

New columnist Bret Stephens writes drivel as the world burns.

Kate Aronoff

Once Again, Corporate Media Unites To Support U.S. Escalation in the Middle East

Trump's latest aggression against the Assad regime has won him fans in editorial boards nationwide.

Adam Johnson

Harold Washington’s Mayoral Victory Ushers in a New Era of Coalition Politics in Chicago

Following Washington’s 1983 election as the city's first black mayor, In These Times writes that the historic victory “has created the potential for a new kind of politics in Chicago.”

In These Times Editors