The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Culture
The Art of Disobedience
From the Black Panthers to Ferguson, finding a U.S. history we can be proud of.
Abby Lynn Klinkenberg

Feature
Racist Blowback Against Colin Kaepernick Isn’t Just About Him: It’s Aimed at Black Resistance Itself
We refuse to apologize for fighting for our freedom.
Keedra Gibba

Feature
The U.S. Is Bombing at Least Six Countries. How Can the Anti-War Movement Step Up?
A discussion on the future of peace organizing.
Phyllis Bennis, Vijay Prashad and Ali Issa

Feature
Muslim Ban 3.0 Is Here. And So Is the Anti-Racist Resistance.
Communities under siege are planning a mass mobilization on October 18.
Michelle Chen

Rural America
Warnings from First Americans: Insidious Changes Are Underway that Will Affect Us All
Stephanie Woodard

Culture
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Absurdity of Hope
How Obama and Trump destroyed Ta-Nehisi Coates' faith in racial progress.
Salim Muwakkil

Labor
Trump’s Justice Department Is Trying to Turn Back the Clock on Workers’ Rights 100 Years
Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor
A Trailblazing New Law in Illinois Will Dramatically Expand Temp Workers’ Rights
Jeff Schuhrke

Feature
Trump Chides Puerto Rico Expenses While U.S. Gives $15 Billion a Year to Fossil Fuel Companies
The president's upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Kate Aronoff

Culture
The Cradle-to-Grave Coalition
On funerals and socialist revivals.
Jane Miller

Feature
Puerto Rico and Why Climate Reparations Must Know No Borders
U.S. citizenship must not be a litmus test for who deserves to survive the climate crisis.
Sarah Lazare

Feature
Trump Is Bringing Us to the Brink of War with North Korea—Where Is the Anti-War Movement?
The only way forward on North Korea is peace. But first we need dialogue.
Christine Ahn

Rural America
An Industrial Chemical Poisoned Their Water, Now Upstate New Yorkers Want to Know What Replaced It
Tracy Frisch

Labor
Meet the Management-Side Lawyer Who Called ICE on Workers Suing Their Bosses
Ted Rohrlich, FairWarning

Feature
America Wasn’t a “Gun-Loving Country” Until a $13.5 Billion Industry Made It So
Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns -- and mass shootings.
Steve Ryfle

Culture
Top Four Reads for the Red Centennial
Books about Bolsheviks.
In These Times Staff

Labor
The Trump Administration’s Backdoor Plan to Erode the Rights of Workers to Act Collectively
Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature
We Still Don’t Know How Many Have Died In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
There could be hundreds more dead than is currently being reported in the official tally.
Omaya Sosa Pascual
