The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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As the Trump Admin. Gives Fossil Fuels Industry the Floor at COP23, Hundreds of Protesters Shut Out

Representatives from fossil fuels companies were invited to speak on a panel alongside White House officials.

Kate Aronoff

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100 Years of Colonialism: How Puerto Rico Became Easy Prey for Profiteers

From U.S. policies to cronyism to vulture finance, the real disaster is human made.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, In These Times

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Jerry Brown Lashes Out at COP23 Climate Protesters: “Let’s Put You in the Ground”

Activists interrupted Brown at the UN climate conference calling to keep fossil fuels in the ground and pursue more radical solutions.

Kate Aronoff

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Alias Grace Is Even More Relevant to Trump’s America Than The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid's Tale is used as a catch-all feminist allegory. But it's the specificity of Alias Grace, Netflix's latest Margaret Atwood adaptation, that makes it so pertinent.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Democratic Socialists Scored Some Big Wins. Here’s What They’re Planning Next.

A conversation with Christian Bowe, national political committee member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

A “Progressive Ticket” Sweeps Helena, Montana’s Municipal Elections

Joseph Bullington

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A New Study Shows That Independent Media Has an Outsized Impact

In These Times and other progressive outlets participated in a five-year study on how news coverage affects the national conversation.

Jo Ellen Kaiser

Labor

How Business Unionism Got Us to Janus

Lois Weiner

Labor

When Unions Lead Education Reform

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

For Women Restaurant Workers, Sexual Harassment Starts with the Day You’re Hired

Ursula Buffay

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Socialists Just Showed the Democratic Party How to Win Across the U.S.

Tuesday night’s progressive electoral wave is proof that embracing a bold left agenda is the key to victory.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

Pebble Mine: “One More Indicator That We Are Undoubtedly the Dumbest Species on the Planet”

Thomas Linzey

Labor

The Untold Story of How Immigrants Turned the Wobblies into a Global Force

Shaun Richman

Dispatch

Meet Larry Krasner, Philly’s New Progressive DA Who Has Sued the City’s Police Dept. 75 Times

Krasner beat his Republican opponent by over 40 points last night, part of a progressive electoral wave across the country.

Nyle Fort

Labor

Union Rights Were the Difference Between NFL Players Kneeling for the Anthem and Bowing to Trump

Kathy Wilkes

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Saudi Bombing and Blockade Are Devastating Yemen, And Yemenis Know the U.S. Bears Responsibility

U.S.-backed Saudi aggression is stoking anti-American sentiment in Yemen.

Nasser Arrabyee

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Trump’s Visit Shows the U.S. Calls the Shots in South Korea. But Its People Intend To Resist.

It is up to the peace movement to rein in Trump on North Korea.

Christine Ahn

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Donna Brazile’s DNC Revelations Are a Sign the Left Is Winning the War in the Democratic Party

The centrist establishment is discredited—and party insiders like Brazile can tell which way the winds are blowing.

Branko Marcetic