The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch

Meet Mariah Parker, One of the Young, Radical Women of Color Rescuing the Democratic Party

26-year-old Mariah Parker, who won an upset victory for Athens, Georgia, county commissioner, shows how progressive Democrats can bring together the struggles for racial and economic justice.

Eli Day

Labor

The Good and the (Potentially Very) Bad in Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiation

David Dayen

Labor

Low Wages And No Stability: How Amazon’s Use of Perma-Temps Is Hurting Workers

Max Parrott

Culture

Imagining What Birds Think of Climate Change

An artist anticipates the end of the world from an avian perspective.

Zachary Kligler

Labor

As the School Year Begins, More Teachers Across the Country Could Soon Strike

Barbara Madeloni and Samantha Winslow

Viewpoint

Why Is #Resistance Dem J.B. Pritzker’s Family Hotel Chain Hosting an Anti-Muslim Hate Group?

If he really wants to stand up to Trump’s bigoted agenda, Pritzker should demand Hyatt cancel the meeting of the racist group.

Saqib Bhatti

Culture

How Fallout 76 Can Help Us Rebuild West Virginia

In the post-apocalyptic video game, millions of players will imagine an Appalachia reborn from the ashes.

Elizabeth Catte

Viewpoint

Why Did We Run an Anti-Abortion Piece in 1979?

A look back at the historical context and where we went wrong.

Jessica Stites

Feature

Why the DNC’s Superdelegate Reforms Were a Major Victory for the Sanders Wing

From stripping power from superdelegates to enforcing financial oversight, backers of Bernie Sanders scored a number of huge wins at the DNC summer meeting. And they could have a major impact in 2020.

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

How to Prepare for a Post-Roe America

Roe will fall. We must be ready for it.

Robin Marty, Farah Diaz-Tello and Loretta J. Ross

Labor

Southern Cities Are Passing Paid Sick Leave—But Republicans Won’t Let Them Have It

Bryce Covert

Feature

In the 1968 DNC Protests, Did the Left Self-Sabotage?

50 years after the infamous demonstrations, participants and historians reflect.

In These Times Writers

Feature

The Growing Movement To Grant All Prisoners the Right To Vote

Formerly incarcerated activists say that taking away voting rights because of felony convictions is racist and undemocratic, period.

Eli Day

Culture

The Philanthropy Racket or: How The People Destroying the World Anoint Themselves Its Saviors

How the global elite cast themselves as do-gooders.

Chris Lehmann

Culture

How Young Black Radicals Put the World on Notice

Charlene Carruthers’ new book, Unapologetic, showcases a queer women-led black liberation movement that’s upending past paradigms.

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

How Pro Sports Became Part of the U.S. Military’s War Machine

Since 9/11, public displays of patriotism have been built into major sporting events. Here's why that's so insidious.

William J. Astore

Feature

Trump Quietly Overrides What Little Civilian Protections Remain in Yemen War

Ignoring Congress, Trump says he doesn't have to obey limited protections included in the defense bill.

Sarah Lazare and Shireen Al-Adeimi

Labor

A Rundown of All the Ways Trump Is Overseeing an All Out, Under-the-Radar Attack on Workers

Steven Hill