The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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How an Investigative Journalism Center Helped Oust Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló

In an interview, Carla Minet, executive director of the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, explains how her team's work shined a light on government corruption and helped fuel mass protests.

Fernando Tormos-Aponte

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The Democrats’ New Favorite Dog Whistle: Invoking the “Heartland”

Pundits and 2020 hopefuls are using nebulous notions of the Midwest to launder their own prejudice.

Michael Arria

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Warren and Sanders Say We Need a “Right To Repair” Tractors. Here’s Why That’s Important.

From John Deere to Apple, corporations try to prevent you from fixing your own stuff. But a growing movement is pushing back.

In These Times Editors

Viewpoint

McKinsey and Company Is an Elitist Cult. Why Is Buttigieg Defending It?

The management consultancy firm is "the single greatest legitimizer of mass layoffs." And its alumni are loyal for life.

Nathan Robinson

Viewpoint

CNN Should Have Asked About Ranked-Choice Voting. It’s Not Too Late.

For bold policy solutions to have a chance, we first need voting reform.

Adam Ginsburg, FairVote

Viewpoint

Corporate Democrats Have Been in the Driver’s Seat for 30 Years. Not Anymore.

In Tuesday’s debate, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren obliterated the corporate Democratic Party consensus. It’s about damn time.

Branko Marcetic