The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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.
Feature
“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
Feature
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
Feature
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
Feature
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
Feature
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
Feature
These Private Prison Companies Are Already Profiting Off of Trump’s Order on Family Separation
By ordering that immigrant families be detained together indefinitely, Trump has provided a windfall to private prison operators.
David Dayen
Feature
This Latina Democratic Socialist Could Unseat One of the Most Powerful Democrats in Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is waging an insurgent challenge to incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York—and her bold left message is gaining steam.
Amir Khafagy
Labor
Guatemala’s Campesinos and Indigenous Communities Fight Rampant Government Corruption
Heather Gies
Labor
Jobs Guarantee or Universal Basic Income? Why Not Both?
Alyssa Battistoni
Dispatch
An Indigenous Cooperative Is Dodging Bullets To Defend Their Land
In Cuetzalan, Mexico, environmentalists are risking their lives to fight destructive energy projects.
Ethan Bien
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