The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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A New Koch Brothers-Funded Super PAC Tried to Capitalize on the Janus Decision Ahead of the Election
A right-wing political advocacy organization funded by the Koch brothers has endorsed eight GOP House incumbents in the hopes of keeping the House red and squashing unions' influence in Washington.
Eric Bradach
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The Legacy of Foreclosure Fraud Could Help Decide Whether Ohio Turns Blue on Tuesday
Eight years ago, the Tea Party wave helped oust Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray. Now he could take over the governor’s mansion.
David Dayen
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Ron DeSantis Has Every Reason to Be Scared of the Dream Defenders—They Are Building Racial Justice
By linking his opponent Andrew Gillum to a group he claims has a “hateful and dangerous ideology,” Florida’s Republican gubernatorial candidate is again employing racist dog whistles—a longtime strategy of the Right.
Eli Day
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Announcing: Bingo for a Blue Wave
Use this list of progressive ballot initiatives and candidates and play election night bingo with In These Times!
Amelia Diehl
Dispatch
For 40 Years, Alaska Has Modeled a Universal Income. Now That’s in Peril.
Is the way to save the dividend through taxing the rich or slashing state services?
Yereth Rosen
Labor
Meet the Janitors Taking On Big Pharma to Win a Livable Wage
George Fish
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How Ordinary Americans Can Welcome Migrants and Refugees With Open Arms
In 2015, ordinary Europeans welcomed refugees with open arms. Will we do the same with the caravan from Central America?
Khury Peterson-Smith
Dispatch
On Tuesday, Oaklanders Will Decide Whether Landlords Can Evict Them for No Reason
In a city that has become ground zero for gentrification, black working-class tenants are leading a fight to stay in their homes.
Eli Day
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A New Crop of Candidates, Refusing Industry Money, Vows To Halt Fracking in Pennsylvania
15 candidates for state legislature have promised to stop fracking and the construction of pipelines, which are tearing up rural Pennsylvania.
Jen Deerinwater
Labor
Nearly Half a Million U.S. Homes Are About to Become Unaffordable
Tanner Howard
Labor
Chicago Teachers Just Voted 98% to Authorize the First Charter School Strike in U.S. History
Rebecca Burns
Labor
Want to Save the Climate? Break Up the Big Banks.
Oscar Reyes
Dispatch
Baltimore Won a Big Victory for Affordable Housing. The Next Goal: Community Control.
Housing organizers won $20 million annually in city money for housing. They want that housing to be democratically controlled.
Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo
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Out of Our Silos: To Defeat Anti-Semitism, Jews Must Unite With Others Targeted by White Supremacy
Our struggles are bound up with the many communities facing violence and oppression during these dark times.
Hannah Sassaman
Labor
The Legacy of Slavery Is Alive in the South as Black Women Workers Face Horrendous Conditions
Eli Day
Viewpoint
Yes, Voter Suppression Is Real. But Young Voters May Bridge the Gap.
The midterms are rigged against people of color and the poor.
Joel Bleifuss
Labor
Trump’s NLRB Just Quietly Ruled to Make Union Pickets Illegal
Moshe Z. Marvit
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The GOP’s Latest Red-Baiting Tactic? Tying a Democratic Challenger to In These Times.
In a desperate move, Colorado Republican Rep. Scott Tipton is attempting to paint his opponent Diane Mitsch Bush as a socialist threat because she subscribed to In These Times.
Jim Naureckas
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