The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Would We Already Have Had a COVID-19 Vaccine Under Socialism?

Debunking the myth that capitalism drives innovation.

Vanessa A. Bee

Feature

Would We Already Have Had a COVID-19 Vaccine Under Socialism?

Debunking the myth that capitalism drives innovation.

Vanessa A. Bee

Feature

The Democrats’ COBRA Proposal Is an Insurance Industry Bailout

We keep handing more money to the very for-profit insurance industry that is failing us.

Natalie Shure

Viewpoint

Want to Push Biden Left? Focus on These Appointments.

Appointments will have a major impact on whether a potential Biden administration delivers on progressive policies. Here's what the Left should push for now.

Eleanor Eagan

Rural America

The EPA Has Abandoned Its Duty To Protect the Environment. ‘Rights of Nature’ Laws Can Fill the Void

Kai Huschke and Simon Davis-Cohen

Viewpoint

David Sirota: The Democratic Party’s Tyranny of Decorum Helped Sink Bernie

Sanders could have gone harder against Biden, but ultimately it was the establishment that stood in his way.

David Sirota

Labor

The Head of the Postal Workers Union Says the Postal Service Could Be Dead in Three Months

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

A Primer on Disaster Capitalism, Our New Normal

When a crisis occurs, the private sector often uses it as a distraction to push through its own agenda.

In These Times Editors

Dispatch

Out of Prison, Into Alt-Prison

The industry profiting from prison halfway houses.

Katie Rose Quandt

Labor

Furloughed Disney Workers “Can’t Wait” For Help, But Florida’s Unemployment System Is Broken

Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint

Corporations Are Not Letting This Crisis Go to Waste

As the pandemic wreaks chaos, corporations and the GOP are following the shock doctrine playbook.

Jeremy Mohler

Feature

“We Are Essential”: Voices from the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Crisis

These are the voices of the people living, working and fighting through this crisis.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Noam Chomsky: The Rich Aren’t Waiting To Build a New World. Why Are We?

Chris Brooks

Viewpoint

This Is a Health Crisis—Stop Treating It Like a War

Even by his standards, Trump is a terrible wartime president

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

Trump Admin Furloughed 4,000 Korean Workers In the Midst of a Pandemic To Punish South Korea

Kap Seol

Labor

McDonald’s Workers Charge Grotesque Sexual Harassment in New $500 Million Lawsuit

Hamilton Nolan

Feature

The Democrats’ Timid COVID-19 Response Does Not Bode Well for the Climate

The Democrats want us to believe they'll act fast on climate if in power, but they've proven themselves slow in a crisis.

Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson

Feature

Black Women’s Livelihoods Will Be Yet Another Coronavirus Casualty

For many reasons, Black women are particularly hurt by the virus's economic toll.

Chandra Thomas Whitfield