Politics

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

Trump’s Unilateral Strikes in Syria Must Be Categorically Opposed

When it comes to Syrian civilians, Trump's humanitarian rhetoric doesn't match his destructive actions.

Stephen Zunes

#WorkYourOssoff: Thousands of Georgia Volunteers Sign On To Flip a Red District Blue

Grassroots progressives are powering Jon Ossoff's campaign in the first contested congressional race of the Trump era.

Beth Maschinot

A Better Way To Fund Infrastructure

Trump's investor-friendly plan and other conventional approaches are likely to fail—it's time to try something new.

Thomas M. Hanna

A Planet of Trumps

From Duterte to Putin, what rightwing strongmen across the world can teach us about our own.

Alfred W. McCoy

Trump May Start Pushing a Carbon Tax. It’s a Trap.

A carbon tax at the expense of regulation is just what the fossil-fuel industry wants.

Kate Aronoff

Trump’s Immigration Raids May Be Targeting Sanctuary Cities

Organizers see a pattern in escalating ICE raids.

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Want to Stop Fascism? Start By Taming the Finance Sector.

Political economist Ann Pettifor on markets, Karl Polanyi and how to reverse the rise of the Right.

Kate Aronoff

View of the Swamp from Across the Pond

As the U.K. barrels toward Brexit, Trump provides Britain with another bizarre spectacle.

Jane Miller

How the New York Times’ Budget Coverage Keeps the Public in the Dark

Numbers without any context only serve to mislead the reader.

Dean Baker

Only a Free Press Can Get to the Bottom of the Trump-Russia Scandal

This week's hearing shows that further inquiry—from both Congress and media—is necessary.

Michael Winship