Politics

9 Things Obama Could Do Before Leaving Office To Rein In the National Security State

With Trump on the way, the lame duck should do whatever he can to limit the next president’s power.

Pratap Chatterjee

Bernie Sanders’ New Book Offers a Roadmap for Progressives to Challenge the Establishment

"Our Revolution" brims with the same righteous indignation and relentless optimism that drew bigger and bigger crowds to his rallies.

Steve Early and Rand Wilson

The Democratic Party Has Failed—We Need a Radical Vision to Defeat Trumpism

The neoliberal establishment couldn’t stop Trump. A campaign for real economic justice can.

Zack Exley

A Message to Trump: We’re Not Going Back in the Shadows

Undocumented immigrants are ready to mobilize and resist.

Prerna Lal

Why Targeting Corporate Democrats Must Be Part of the Fight Against Trump

In order to combat President Trump, progressives have to challenge establishment Democrats and their corporate-friendly policies.

Mark Engler

Defending the Commons: 40 Years of In These Times

As the corporate assault on the environment grow, so does the movement against it.

Dayton Martindale

How an Entitled Clinton and the “Politics of Resentment” Gave Us Trump

Some lessons only become clear with time, but the 2016 election has already taught us a lot about our differences.

Theo Anderson

Pushing the Democratic Party Left: 40 Years of In These Times

Since 1976, In These Times has pressured Democrats for a more progressive agenda.

Joel Bleifuss

Seizing the Moment: 40 Years of In These Times

Pushing America Left since 1976.

Jessica Stites

20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Survive in Trump’s America

A history professor looks to the past to remind us to do what we can in the face of the unthinkable.

Timothy Snyder

Why Donald Trump’s Election Moved This 19-Year-Old to Tears

A college student reacts to her first election: "We were on the precipice of breaking the glass ceiling."

Samantha Knapp

A Q&A with Jane McAlevey: “We Can Turn This Thing Around More Quickly Than Most People Think”

The longtime labor organizer reflects on the election and talks about where we go from here.

Kate Aronoff

Why Our Universities Must Provide Sanctuary to Undocumented Immigrants

In the age of Trump, it's more important than ever for our learning institutions to join the fight against racism and xenophobia.

Alecia Richards

Trump’s Victory Is a Wake-Up Call to the Left

Did we do enough in 2016? And how can we build a broader electoral movement?

Lynn Koh

How Inequality Guts Democracy, Suppresses the Vote And Keeps the GOP in Power

If you're poor, you're more likely to prefer Democrats, but not vote. If you're affluent, you're more likely to favor Republicans and actually vote.

Theo Anderson

Donald Trump May Have Won—But This Is No Right-Wing Revolution

What the data can tell us on what went wrong, and how to move forward.

Mike Davis

“The Death of the Optimism of an Entire Generation”: College Students React to Trump’s Election

Millennials—who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton—had a range of reactions, from despair to defiance.

Olivia Adams

Fighting Trump Isn’t Enough—We Must Also Wage War Within the Democratic Party

Absent our activism, the changing face of the GOP will continue to drag the Democrats further to the right.

Shaun Richman