The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

London’s Grenfell Disaster is An Indictment of Austerity

The fire’s victims were caught in the crosshairs of public cuts and a housing crisis.

Amar Diwakar

Culture

The Frustrating Yet Beautiful Drama of “A Ghost Story”

Filmmaker David Lowery's latest is slow, but contains a few genuine spiritual ideas.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

The Police State Can Come After Trump Protesters, But It Can’t Make Them Cooperate

Facing up to 75 years in prison, 135 Inauguration Day protesters are refusing to collaborate with the prosecution.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

As Universities are Gutted, Grad Student Employee Unions Can Provide a Vital Defense

Sabeen Ahmed

Culture

Squatters’ 60-Year War Against Private Property

How propertied classes team up with the state to forcibly evict urban squatters.

Margaret Garb

Feature

‘I Must Mourn’: Frederick Douglass on the Meaning of July 4th to the Slave

These words, spoken in 1852, are relevant to modern U.S. society mired in the legacies of slavery and racist brutality.

Frederick Douglass

Rural America

Reprieve for an Ancient Site: A Mining Company and a Tribe Find a Way to Work Together

Stephanie Woodard

Feature

Meet the Activists Still Fighting the Anti-Woman Legacy of Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform

Why welfare activists are throwing their weight behind the RISE Out of Poverty Act.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

If Ben & Jerry’s Is Progressive, Why Won’t It Protect Its Farmworkers?

Michael Arria

Feature

What the Single-Payer Loss Reveals About the Role of Corporate Money in California Politics

The chair of the California Democratic Party’s progressive caucus explains how it went down.

Theo Anderson

Dispatch

Detroit’s Underground Economy: Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root

Over decades of poverty, Detroiters have fostered a resilient informal economy based on trust.

Valerie Vande Panne

Feature

5 Roadblocks to Reform in Chicago’s Police Union Contract

Critics say the city's agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police makes it more difficult to investigate and punish abuses.

In These Times and City Bureau

Labor

GM To Colombian Workers Injured On the Job: You’re On Your Own

Bruce Vail

Feature

Trump Is Trying to Make NAFTA Even Worse. It’s Time to Throw Sand in the Gears.

Many on the Left have been deeply critical of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) since before it was fast-tracked into law by former President Bill Clinton in 1994. Now, President Donald Trump’s current plan to renegotiate NAFTA is poised to make the massive trade deal even worse.

Ethan Earle

Rural America

Jane Kleeb, Nebraska Democratic Party Chair, on How to Overcome the Rural-Urban Divide

Rural America In These Times

Feature

The Supreme Court’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Ruling Forces Me to Live in Fear

If the war on terror has taught us one thing, it's that harsh laws targeting non-citizens will eventually be extended to citizens, too.

Maha Hilal

Feature

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Documents Show Jerry Brown Giving Big Oil a Seat in Drafting Climate Policy

The California governor is selling himself as a climate advocate on the global stage, but behind the scenes, the fossil fuel industry appears to have his ear.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

In Defense of the Campus: Why the Left Must Not Write Off Universities

Ari Paul