The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
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The Biggest Lesson from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Win? Run on Democratic Socialism.
The 28-year-old Latina scored the biggest upset of 2018 by rejecting Democratic Party orthodoxy and running on a laser-focused message of economic justice. If other candidates want to win, they should follow her lead.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
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How the Left Can Seize the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has become a political body, and after the announcement of Justice Kennedy’s retirement, it’s up to the Democrats to take it back. Here’s how.
Marc Daalder
Labor
Low Wages Are Driving a Shortage of Care Providers. Now Elders and the Disabled Face a Crisis.
s.e. smith
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The Root Cause of the Immigration Crisis: The West’s Legacy of Violent Conquest
The Trump administration's cruel policies towards black and brown migrants stem from a long history.
James Thindwa
Culture
Turning Abandoned Gold Mines Into Wheelchair Paths
How a motley alliance of hippies and hillbillies transformed a California mining town.
Stephanie Sauer
Rural America
America’s Dairy Farmers are Struggling and Unsupported
Debbie Weingarten
Labor
The Janus Decision Was Never About the First Amendment. It Was About Destroying Labor.
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
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“A Bittersweet Victory”: MOVE Member Debbie Sims Africa on Being Released After 39 Years in Prison
Debbie is the first of the MOVE 9 to be freed from prison. But her family is still locked up.
Emily Abendroth
Labor
The Anti-Union Janus Ruling Is Going to Hit Black Women the Hardest
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Labor
There’s a Simple Way To Neutralize Janus—If State Legislators Have the Will
Aaron Tang
Labor
Janus Is Here—But Don’t Ring the Death Knell for the Labor Movement
Moshe Z. Marvit
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Ben Jealous’s Victory Is Proof the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Is Winning Concrete Power
Jealous's victory in Maryland shows the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party is ascendant—and that bold progressive ideas are the path to victory.
Theo Anderson
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A Socialist Woman of Color Just Turned the Entire Democratic Party Upside Down
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shocking upset is the surest sign yet that the Democratic Party's future lies in its left flank—and in challenging capitalism head-on.
Kate Aronoff
Culture
A Brief Case for Cancelling All Student Loan Debt
It isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s smart economics.
In These Times Editors
Labor
Planned Parenthood’s Union Busting Could Have a Chilling Effect for Workers Everywhere
Rebecca Burns
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why She Wants to Abolish ICE and Upend the Democratic Party
In an interview, the left primary challenger discusses everything from how Democrats have failed to protect working class interests to the need for a Marshall plan for Puerto Rico and why her democratic socialist message is catching on.
Kate Aronoff
Rural America
Navajo Candidate Kicked Off Utah Ballot Files Suit
Stephanie Woodard
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Philly’s Progressive New DA Is Testing the Limits of Change from Within
Decarceration activists put Larry Krasner in office. Now they’re demanding that he empty the city’s jails.
Max M. Marin
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