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Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement

The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights present an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.

Stephen Lerner and Joseph A. McCartin

Viewpoint

The U.S.-Iran War Is Illegal. Here’s Why That Matters.

If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.

Phyllis Bennis

The Price of War

How America’s history with Iran has already shaped ordinary lives

Rebecca Kay Bright

LaborFeaturePolitics

More Than A Slogan: Labor's New Gambit to Tax the Rich

Washington State just enacted a historic "millionaire tax"—and as organizers set their sights on state legislatures, more could soon follow suit.

Rebecca Burns

Minnesota Sues Trump Admin for Withheld Evidence in Good, Pretti Killings

Federal agents “denied Minnesota investigators access to key information” in the DHS shootings, the lawsuit says.

Chris Walker

Politics

Mayor Mamdani and New Yorkers Want to Tax the Rich. Where Is City Council Speaker Julie Menin?

Leaders in city and state government support raising taxes on the wealthy, but Gov. Hochul and Speaker Menin are refusing to get on board. Now, grassroots groups are increasing the pressure.

Luca GoldMansour

Investigation

Exclusive: FBI Files Counter Government Argument in Texas “Antifa” Trial

FOIA records obtained by Type Investigations and In These Times raise questions about evidence presented in Prairieland case.

Adam Federman

Palestine

A Memory to Light the Way

“Grief does not go anywhere, but instead takes up residence within us.”

Emily Glick

Viewpoint

Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’

As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.

Dena Al-Adeeb

LaborPodcast

The Teamsters Could Be Fearless Again

A rank-and-file-led slate of candidates is challenging O’Brien’s MAGA-happy leadership of one of the country’s biggest unions.

Maximillian Alvarez

Palestine

Eid in Gaza After the Genocide

A Celebration That Now Lives in Memory

Yousef Aljamal

FeatureCover StoryPolitics

The New Antifascist Consensus

How organizers and everyday residents—now activists—are stopping ICE around the country

Shane Burley

Viewpoint

A Snapshot of the Possible

Since the financial crisis and Great Recession of the early Obama era, a core group of community and union organizers in Minnesota had been building what they called “alignment.” January 23 was one fruit borne from that labor.

Alex Han

Politics

After a Torrent of Dark Money, AIPAC and Corporate Interests Flop in Illinois Elections

The pro-Israel lobby spent millions to intervene in the Democratic primaries, but in the two most high-profile races AIPAC came up short.

Jake Johnson

ComicsComics

An Homage to Chicago’s the Orphanage and Other Comics

New comics commenting on everyone from Kristi Noem to Trump by Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.

Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Brian McFadden and Jen Sorensen

Fighting Cancer Has Given Me New Insights on the Anti-Fascist Challenge We Face

To resist authoritarianism, our work must be deeply relational. We must act even in uncertainty. Nurturing builds power.

Amisha Patel

Viewpoint

What a Democratic Socialist Economic Agenda Looks Like

As democratic socialism returns to the U.S. public eye, socialists need to make clear how their vision differs from the liberalism most Americans are familiar with. Here are five crucial distinctive elements of a socialist policy agenda.

Max B. Sawicky

“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”

Minnesota rises with civil disobedience and mass protest.

Sarah Lazare