The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

ViewpointRural America

The Latest Plot To Privatize Public Lands

With no provisions to address the affordability crisis for locals, a new plan to open public land to housing developers would only speed the wealthy's takeover of the West.

Joseph Bullington

LaborPolitics

Elon Musk's DOGE Targets Labor Department

Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit.

Kim Kelly

Labor

In the Wake of Bourbon Street Attack, the Super Bowl Arrives in New Orleans—and so Does a Major Strike

Nurses at University Medical Center are walking off the job Wednesday and Thursday in a strike designed to maximize impact just ahead of the big game.

Sarah Jaffe

Culture

Trump’s Reign of Terror on Schools—and How We Fight Back

It’s not enough to be afraid of the laws and rules we don’t want to see in schools. We have to clarify our visions of what we are fighting for.

Eve L. Ewing

ViewpointPolitics

They're Not Done Gutting the Programs We Rely On

Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funds for government services was an effort to steal our tax dollars to enrich billionaires. And he’ll try again.

Karen Dolan

ViewpointClimateRural America

Betrayed by Green Capitalism, Here’s How We Can Build a Livable Future

The mainstream climate framework is utterly failing to solve the climate crisis. What could a real solution look like?

Peter Gelderloos

Viewpoint

How MAGA Made Its Way to South Korea

While Yoon was barricaded inside his home, his supporters waved U.S. flags and adopted Trump’s “Stop the Steal” slogan to protest Yoon’s impeachment.

Cathi Choi

LaborDispatch

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear

Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns

Palestine

Trump's Executive Order Targets Pro-Palestine Students And Free Speech on Campuses

"It's a dangerous authoritarian attempt to scare students from speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza by threatening them with prosecution and even deportation for non-citizens. It really strikes at the heart of students’ free speech rights."

Fatima Jalloh and Jane Houseal

ViewpointPolitics

The New DNC Chair Should Put the Working Class at the Center of the Democratic Party

To counter the tech oligarchy of Trump’s second term, Democrats need to offer a clear message: no to corporate power and economic elites, yes to more democracy and worker organizing.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Culture

Nostalgia and Nationalism: Breaking Down Marvel's Shortcomings

Even the Defense Department has its grip on America's largest franchise.

Aina Marzia

Comics

Comics To Fight Fires In LA

New comics by Jen Sorensen and more.

ViewpointPolitics

Trump Is Already Planning Colossal Tax Giveaways to Corporations and Billionaires

President Trump campaigned on lowering prices for Americans. Instead, his first priority is to cut taxes for the super rich while slashing social programs for working people.

Lindsay Owens

Housing

BREAKING: Seattle Defies Landlord Lobby, Votes to Fund Social Housing

Despite a deluge of corporate cash, the measure to fund an ambitious plan for mixed-income, publicly owned housing appears to have won big.

Rebecca Burns

Investigation

Hearing: New Haven Testifies On Its Mold Crisis

Less than two months after an In These Times investigation on the nation’s unrecognized mold health care crisis, one city at its center shows signs of taking action.

Thomas Birmingham

LaborViewpoint

Amid Lots of Bad News for Working People, a Win in New Orleans Offers Hope

The Workers' Bill of Rights—supported by more than 80% of voters—is the latest tool to reduce labor exploitation.

Sarah Jaffe

Culture

Detty December Brings Euphoria and Hope for Ghana’s Future

President John Mahama’s re-election gave some Ghanaians "cautious optimism" during the festival season.

Ernest Ankomah and Emmanuel Kwame Sarpong

Labor

After Gaza Cease-fire, the Labor Movement Isn’t Done Fighting for Palestinian Freedom

Networks of U.S. union organizers are calling for an end to a system of apartheid in Israel and cessation of all armed conflict in the region.

Jeff Schuhrke