The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Viewpoint
The Real Reason Why the WHO Waited Until March to Declare a Global Pandemic
The 2005 regulations pushed on the World Health Organization by the United States and the Europeans hampered the WHO’s ability to declare an emergency and a pandemic.
Vijay Prashad

Labor
Bernie’s Army Redeploys to Support Covid-19’s Frontline Workers
Steven Greenhouse

Labor
Bernie Lost Because America Doesn’t Have a Strong Labor Movement
Hamilton Nolan

Rural America
In Montana, Food Banks Battle Surging Demand and Shifting Supply Chains
Joseph Bullington

Dispatch
“An Essential Procedure”: How Abortion Providers Are Persevering Through the Pandemic
In the face of Covid-19, clinics are continuing to provide safe abortions at a safe distance.
Jessica Corbett

Feature
Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Using Covid-19 To Push War with Iran
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies and American Enterprise Institute are aggressively campaigning for military escalation and a tightening of sanctions.
Sarah Lazare

Labor
Amazon’s Unlimited Unpaid Time Off Ends May 1, and Workers Say That Could Be Deadly
Hamilton Nolan

Rural America
The South May Suffer the Largest Share of Covid-19 Misery. Here’s Why.
Christine Vestal

Viewpoint
Tired of Fighting About Third Parties? Just Enact Ranked Choice Voting.
Rather than scolding voters for wanting more options, we should put in place a more representative system.
Rob Richie and David Daley

Culture
Is the Present Too Much? It’s a Good Time To Take Up Afrofuturism.
Marvel's 'Black Panther,' Octavia Butler's science fiction and Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' are all prime examples of this movement celebrating the Black experience.
In These Times Editors

Feature
“We Keep Us Safe”: Working and Organizing in a Pandemic
Workers speak from the front-lines of the pandemic.
Maximillian Alvarez

Labor
VA Workers Say Southern States Reopening Too Soon Puts Veterans’ Lives At Risk
Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint
Fake Meat Is All the Rage—And It Can Help Us Fight Climate Change
A case for the Impossible: the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Dayton Martindale

Viewpoint
Impossible Burgers Won’t Save the Environment—They’re Just a Greenwashing Trend
High-tech fake meat giants are more interested in making a quick buck than mitigating climate change.
Alicia Kennedy

Feature
As Oil Plummets, Climate Activists Say Now Is the Time to Mobilize for a Green New Deal
Earth Day is more important now than ever. Here's how the climate movement is getting organized.
Christine MacDonald

Viewpoint
Capitalism Is Failing Its Coronavirus Stress Test—Only Workers Can Turn Things Around
Corporations will only do the right thing if we make them.
Labor leaders

Labor
Know Your Rights to Paid Leave and Unemployment During the COVID-19 Crisis
Robert M. Schwartz

Labor
Koch-Funded Think Tanks Are Lobbying to Send Workers to Their Deaths
Sarah Lazare
