The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
The Stop & Shop Strike Is Showing There’s Still Power in a Union
Michael Arria

Feature
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Enlisting Police to Crack Down on Protesters
An analysis by In These Times found, in at least seven states, the oil industry has backed critical infrastructure bills that criminalize pipeline protests.
Sarah Lazare and Simon Davis-Cohen

Labor
As Tenn. Workers Gear Up for Another Union Campaign, Local Media Shows Anti-Union Bias
Chris Brooks

Viewpoint
A Path to Democratic Socialism Means a Path To Climate Justice
Through ecosocialism, we can fight climate change and extreme inequality at the same time.
Thea N. Riofrancos

Viewpoint
We Don’t Have Time to End Capitalism—But Growth Can Still Be Green.
Growth, energy use and emissions are historically linked, but this trend could end with mass investment in renewables and energy efficiency.
Tobita Chow

Viewpoint
We Can’t Beat Climate Change Under Capitalism. Socialism Is the Only Way.
The changes needed to avert environmental catastrophe are incompatible with capitalism.
Ashley Dawson

Feature
Individuals Working for Wall Street, Private Equity and Big Pharma Love to Donate to Cory Booker
Booker has sworn off corporate PAC contributions, but his biggest donors work in fields whose interests run counter to progressive priorities.
Branko Marcetic

Dispatch
Across the World, Youth Are Striking for Their Right to a Livable Planet
The student-led international Youth Climate Strike movement demands that politicians support the Green New Deal.
Ari Bee

Labor
Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Won’t Give Up the Fight for Unionization
Chris Brooks

Labor
McDonald’s Retreat on Fighting Wage Increases Shows the Tide Is Turning
Sarah Lahm

Rural America
The Decline of Custom Harvests and the Struggle of Rural America
Michael J. Dax

Dispatch
Public Banking Can Fund the Zero-Carbon Economy
Private banks have been underwriting the expansion of the fossil fuel industry for years. It’s time for a public model.
Aaron Fernando

Viewpoint
Why We Devoted an Entire Issue to Climate Change
The most ambitious climate proposal ever seen on Capitol Hill is a call to action. We need to answer the call.
Dayton Martindale

Dispatch
Hawai‘i’s Managed Retreat Proposal Offers an Early Model for Relocation—At a Cost
As seas rise, middle- and working-class Hawaiians worry they’ll be forced out of their homes, while the rich rebuild.
Alex Lubben

Labor
Why the NCAA Should Pay Student-Athletes—And Let Them Unionize
Brian Wakamo

Viewpoint
Chicago’s Elections Brought a Lot of Good News for Progressives—and Democratic Socialists
Rahm Emanuel is gone, and a new crop of left-wing city council members is coming to power.
Hannah Steinkopf-Frank

Labor
Education Privatizers Have Gone Global. So Must We If We Want to Stop Them.
Christian Addai-Poku and Michael Galant

Labor
Fighting Against Racism—And For a Better Paycheck—On the Docks
Shaun Richman
