The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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New York’s Samelys López Has a Radical Proposal: Poverty Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

López, a left-wing challenger running for Congress, discusses disaster capitalism, defunding police and how she's taking on the Democratic establishment.

Malaika Jabali

Feature

How Our Bloated Military Strengthens the Police State

The violent U.S. domination of people of color overseas is inextricably linked to the oppression of people of color at home.

Shireen Al-Adeimi and Sarah Lazare

Labor

Chicago Teachers Join the Nationwide Movement to Kick Cops Out of Schools

Indigo Olivier

Labor

Workers United Branch Calls on AFL-CIO to Expel Police Unions

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

Market Logic Is Literally Killing Us

Historically, during national emergencies like World War II, the U.S. government subordinated business interests to the public good. Why can't it do so in the Covid-19 crisis?

Rick Perlstein

Viewpoint

Want to Defeat Trump Without Campaigning for Biden? Here’s How.

Socialists and other Bernie Sanders supporters can play a critical role in defeating right-wing populism while building a left-wing alternative for the long term—by going down-ballot.

David Duhalde

Viewpoint

Our Biden Problem

Movements face a challenge: how to oust Trump while still combatting Biden's neoliberalism.

Barbara Ransby

Labor

The Most Radical Union in the U.S. Is Shutting Down the Ports on Juneteenth

Peter Cole

Labor

Assisted Living Facility Staffer Says He Was Fired for Organizing His Coworkers During the Pandemic

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

Why Our Union Is Asking the AFL-CIO to Get Rid of Police Unions

In These Times Union

Feature

9 Statistics That Show What a Miserable Failure the CARES Act Is

Major bailouts went to big corporations, giving them lasting security, while the rest of us got a temporary Band-Aid.

Dayton Martindale

Feature

Beware of Police “Reforms” That Reinforce the Very System Killing Us

We can’t fix the problem by investing more resources in police. We must defund and disband.

Janaé Bonsu

LaborViewpoint

The Central Issue Is Police Repression, Not Police Unions

Before rushing to expel police unions, labor needs a larger reckoning with law enforcement's role in a capitalist-colonialist state.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Labor

Field Museum Workers Say It’s Time for the CEO to Start Making Sacrifices, Too

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Union President Says Minneapolis Is Trying to Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help the Police

Sarah Lazare

Dispatch

The Food Industry’s Next Covid-19 Victims: Migrant Farmworkers

Outbreaks have begun at farms around the country, thanks in large part to crowded employer-provided housing.

Michelle Fawcett and Arun Gupta

Rural America

We Don’t Farm Because It’s Trendy: For Black Folks, Growing Food Has Long Been a Form of Resistance

Ashley Gripper

Labor

Get Ready for Janus 2.0, Which Could Devastate Labor More Than the First

Moshe Z. Marvit