The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
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Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Rein In Our Out-of-Control Military Spending
Democrats must challenge unnecessary spending and interventions—beginning with the war in Yemen.
Bernie Sanders
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Women Now Run the Military-Industrial Complex. That’s Nothing To Celebrate.
Against the feminist-washing of U.S. militarism.
Dean Spade and Sarah Lazare
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Legal Weed Is Great, But Black and Brown Communities Can’t Be Left Behind
Marijuana legalization must bring both equity and justice for those most impacted by the War on Drugs.
Katelyn Johnson
Labor
This Is One of the Most Important Legal Battles for Labor in Decades
Moshe Z. Marvit
Viewpoint
Angela Davis: Rescinding of Civil Rights Award Is Attack on “the Indivisibility of Justice”
After an outcry from some Jewish groups over her support for Palestinian justice, Davis saw a prestigious civil rights award revoked. Here is her statement.
Angela Davis
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Disaster Averted: How Unions Have Dodged the Blow of Janus (So Far)
Public-sector unions defied the Right’s attempt to crush them—and were transformed in the process.
Heather Gies
Culture
These Mexican Artists Are Transforming Weapons Into Instruments
Prominent Mexican Artists Carla Fernández and Pedro Reyes address gun violence and ways to sustain Indigenous culture in their collaborative exhibit.
Dirce Toca
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The Real Border Crisis: Authorities Physically Blocking Children From Reaching Crossing Points
While Trump begs for his wall, children are fighting for their lives.
Jenny Villegas
Culture
A Left Sub-caucus in Congress Could Help Push Medicare for All
Back in 1991, Bernie Sanders helped create the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Now, a sub-caucus within the CPC could help rally the progressive Left.
In These Times Staff
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Food Stamps and Rental Assistance Are Now in Jeopardy as Trump’s Government Shutdown Continues
The shutdown’s impact on the poor is about to get a lot worse.
Sarah Lahm
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Instead of Watching Trump’s Speech, Watch This 12 Year Old Eviscerate the Immigration Crackdown
Leah, whose parents are undocumented, slammed Trump's "evil" family separations.
In These Times Editors
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The Repression of BDS Shows How the American and Israeli Ruling Classes Are Deeply Enmeshed
The latest Senate effort to crack down on peaceful protest against the Israeli occupation stems from a long-standing special relationship.
Gregory Shupak
Labor
Shots All Around: How Four Roses Bourbon Workers Won Their Strike
Richard Becker
Labor
From Academic to Assembly Line Worker: My Life of Precarity in Middle America
Gloria Diaz
Viewpoint
Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela
When poor countries fall prey to inflation, it’s not because they’re “too socialist.”
Fadhel Kaboub
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Even in Power, Democrats Are Proving To Be Their Own Worst Enemy
The “pay-go” rule is more proof that establishment Democrats would rather kneecap bold redistributive policies than embrace an emerging left-wing agenda.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Culture
What the Civil War Can Teach Us About Trying to Compromise With Trump
A new history of the antebellum period shows us how remaining moderate can mean letting human rights violations drag on for far too long.
Phyllis Eckhaus
Viewpoint
There Are Limits to Government Spending, But We Haven’t Reached Them Yet
Max B. Sawicky
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