The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Labor
These Faculty Organizing Victories Show Labor Doesn’t Need the Courts On Its Side
Daniel Moattar
Feature
Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?
Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.
Mekdes Maryam Amare
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
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