The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Culture
China’s Digitized Abyss: YY and the Void of Online Fame
Hao Wu’s documentary People’s Republic of Desire explores the dystopia of livestream fandom.
Michael Atkinson

Feature
There’s a Clear Way for Congress to Rebuke Trump on Saudi Arabia: End U.S. Support for the Yemen War
The Senate has the chance to stop U.S. complicity in the war in Yemen, while pushing back against Trump's plans for escalated military confrontation throughout the region.
Kate Kizer

Feature
The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of
What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles."
Valerie Vande Panne

Viewpoint
We Can Fight Climate Change and Still Eat Beef
How grass-fed cattle can sequester carbon and rebuild soil.
Paige Stanley

Viewpoint
Climate-Friendly Beef Is a Myth. Don’t Buy It.
There’s no way around it: Take on the meat industry or face ecological disaster.
Jennifer Molidor

Viewpoint
Anything Cows Can Do, Elk Can Do Better
Most sustainable food models rely on domesticated animals. They don’t need to—and shouldn’t.
Nassim Nobari

Dispatch
In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands
Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park.
Valerie Vande Panne

Feature
The Key to Tammy Baldwin’s Landslide Re-Election? Exposing Her Opponent’s Shady Ties to ALEC
Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.
Mary Bottari

Feature
The Illegitimacy of the Ruling Class
Americans are losing faith in governance by the elite.
Thea N. Riofrancos

Labor
A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops
Valerie Vande Panne

Labor
Forget Elections—Labor Needs To Get Back to Its Roots
Tom Lewandowski

Labor
Bernie to Walmart: Pay Your Workers $15 an Hour, or Else
Michael Arria

Feature
Inside Geoengineers’ Risky Plan To Block Out the Sun
Some scientists say it’s necessary to save the climate. An indigenous-led opposition says it will only save the fossil fuel economy.
Kate Aronoff

Labor
When Janus Backfires: A Test Case In Labor Solidarity After Fair Share
Jeff Schuhrke

Labor
Why Every Democrat In Congress Should Support Bernie Sanders’ $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Marc Daalder

Culture
15 Years Ago, We Predicted the Financial Crash. We Think Another Is On Its Way.
In These Times called for real bank regulation back in 2003—it still hasn’t happened.
In These Times Editors

Labor
The Other Victims of California’s Fires: Workers Inhaling Toxic Fumes
Brooke Anderson

Viewpoint
Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris Both Fall Short on Abolishing Money Bail
Each of their bills is weak, although Harris' is more dangerously flawed.
Sarah Lazare
