The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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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

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Debate Protesters Push Candidates To “Make Detroit the Engine of a Green New Deal”

Activists outside the Detroit debate say that climate policy should put polluted and disinvested communities first.

Christine MacDonald

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Biden, Buttigieg and Harris Rewarded by Industry for Waffling on Medicare for All

Sanders and Warren voiced unequivocal support for single-payer. Health insurance and pharma execs showered money on their opponents.

Anna Attie

Labor

Inside the Bitter Battle to Defend Workers and Patients at a Low-Income Clinic

Nan Levinson

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The Global Crackdown On BDS Is Not About Solidarity with Jews

An increasingly international campaign to tar the BDS movement as “anti-Semitic” comes as Israel’s staunchest global defenders are increasingly anti-Semites themselves.

Rachel Hodes

Labor

Hong Kong Protesters and Militant Chinese Workers Point the Way to a New Kind of Internationalism

Michelle Chen

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100 Years Ago, Farmers and Socialists Established the Country’s First Modern Public Bank

North Dakota's radical history carries valuable lessons for today's public banking movement.

Thomas M. Hanna and Adam Simpson

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I Went to a Climate Change Denial Conference. It Made Even Less Sense Than You’d Think.

Panelists at the Heartland Institute's Thursday gathering agree you should stop worrying about climate change. They just can't agree on why.

Christine MacDonald

Labor

The First Labor Plans of the 2020 Race Just Dropped. Here’s What to Make of Them.

Shaun Richman

Labor

Trump’s New Labor Sec Pick Eugene Scalia Is an Enemy of Working People

Meagan Day

Culture

How a Sewer Socialist City May Push Democrats Left in 2020

When presidential hopefuls arrive in Milwaukee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, they must choose whether to embrace the city’s socialist history, or run from it.

Lindsey Anderson

Viewpoint

The Protests in Puerto Rico Against Gov. Rosselló Are About Life and Death

The ongoing protests in Puerto Rico are not just about profane chat messages—they are a response to a broader crisis of violence, degradation and exploitation.

Marisol LeBrón

Labor

The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.

Rachel M. Cohen

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The Democratic Party’s Iran Warhawks Who Fly Under the Radar

Junior Democrats who voted against an anti-war amendment have ties to the Saudi and UAE lobbies.

Sarah Lazare

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The Housing Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows it’s getting increasingly difficult to afford housing.

In These Times Staff

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Meet Jessica Cisneros, the Left Challenger in Texas Taking on ‘Trump’s Favorite Democrat’

In an interview, Cisneros talks about the need for Medicare for All, fighting corporate Democrats and why Texas is ready for change.

Malaika Jabali

Viewpoint

Breaking Up Amazon Doesn’t Go Far Enough—We Must Put It Under Public Control

A nationalized Amazon could be put to use in building a more equitable, democratic economy.

Katie Parker and Adam Simpson

Viewpoint

Some on the Left Want To Nationalize Amazon. Breaking It Up Is a Safer Bet.

Antitrust action has worked in the past. We can use the same model against Amazon.

David Dayen