The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
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Toledo Passed a “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” To Protect Its Water. The State Is Trying to Stop It.
A local effort to protect environmental rights—of both people and nature—faces pushback from the state and industry.
Mari Margil and Ryan Dickinson
Viewpoint
Why We Always Cover Union Fights From the Perspective of Workers, Not Bosses
We've been covering the labor movement for decades. And we're not quitting.
Jessica Stites
Labor
The Answer To Burnout At Work Isn’t “Self-Care”—It’s Unionizing
Kayla Blado
Labor
What Uber and the Koch Brothers Have in Common: A Plan to Destroy Public Transit
Jeremy Mohler
Feature
9 Reasons LGBTQ Workers Need Federal Protections
“Fired for being gay” is just the tip of the iceberg.
Alex Schwartz
Feature
Every American Should Be Guaranteed a Job. The Green New Deal Could Make That Happen.
A jobs guarantee isn’t a new concept—52% of Americans already support it.
In These Times Editors
Feature
Democratic Candidates Flake on Detroit Environmental Justice Forum
Most candidates tout a just transition for “frontline communities” like Detroit, but only Jay Inslee showed up to meet with residents. Four candidates backed out, and 15 others snubbed the event entirely.
Christine MacDonald
Feature
Expanding the Powers of the FBI Is Not the Solution to White Supremacist Violence
The FBI is a racist institution with sweeping powers. Giving it more resources to fight "domestic terrorism" will only make things worse.
Chip Gibbons
Feature
Reclaiming “Send Her Back”: A Call for Black Americans to Voyage to Africa
We need to embrace our legacy as the richest, most generative and creative beings on this earth.
Johnaé Strong
Feature
We Talked with One of the Central Park Five About Netflix’s “When They See Us”
Yusef Salaam on life after exoneration, the need for criminal justice reform and Donald Trump's "bounty placed on our heads."
Chandra Thomas Whitfield
Labor
Chicago Teachers Are Threatening To Strike Against New Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Here’s Why.
Kari Lydersen
Labor
These Hotel Workers Say They Shouldn’t Have to Work Multiple Jobs to Make Ends Meet
Bruce Vail
Feature
Why Parents Hate Summer Break
The U.S. has a summer childcare crisis.
Chandra Thomas Whitfield
Culture
The Case for Enthusiasm Over “Electability”—Or, Why We Don’t Need Another John Kerry.
"Electability" didn't work in 2004 and it won't work now.
In These Times Editors
Culture
Toni Morrison: White Cultural Achievement Is Built on the Backs of Black People
This 1992 review of Morrison's Playing in the Dark shows how the renowned author interrogated myths of white superiority in American literature.
William E. Cain
Labor
Kentucky Miners Are Blocking a Coal Train for Back Pay. We Talked to One About a Just Transition.
Sarah Lazare
Feature
Socialists of Color to the Front
LeftRoots, a socialist group with majorities of women and people of color, is strategizing to win.
Eli Day
Labor
The Fight for a Green New Deal Can Start with Your Union Contract
Jared Odessky
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