The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Culture
Thomas Friedman’s Latest Book Is a Tour Through His Troubled, Neoliberal Mind
We read 500 pages of corporate platitudes and ungainly metaphor so you don't have to.
Chris Lehmann
Rural America
It’s 395 Years Since the First “Thanksgiving” but at Standing Rock Things Haven’t Changed
John Collins
Video
The Human Face of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Feature
On Inauguration Day, Don’t Go to Work. Don’t Buy Anything. We Need A National Strike to Stop Trump.
A call for a national "Sick Out" on Jan. 20, 2017.
Marianne Hastings
Feature
Seizing the Moment: 40 Years of In These Times
Pushing America Left since 1976.
Jessica Stites
Feature
20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Survive in Trump’s America
A history professor looks to the past to remind us to do what we can in the face of the unthinkable.
Timothy Snyder
Feature
An Indigenous Organizer at Standing Rock Speaks on Police Repression, Climate Chaos and Donald Trump
The water protectors at Standing Rock are still defiant in opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Dayton Martindale
Feature
Why Donald Trump’s Election Moved This 19-Year-Old to Tears
A college student reacts to her first election: "We were on the precipice of breaking the glass ceiling."
Samantha Knapp
Feature
A Q&A with Jane McAlevey: “We Can Turn This Thing Around More Quickly Than Most People Think”
The longtime labor organizer reflects on the election and talks about where we go from here.
Kate Aronoff
Feature
Donald Trump’s Election Means We Need a Third Reconstruction in America
Even in this dark moment, we must see our potential for prophetic resistance.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Labor
Jane McAlevey Is Right About Labor’s Problem—But Wrong About the Solution
Dave Kamper
Feature
Why Our Universities Must Provide Sanctuary to Undocumented Immigrants
In the age of Trump, it's more important than ever for our learning institutions to join the fight against racism and xenophobia.
Alecia Richards
Feature
Jeff Sessions Is Trump’s Nominee to Head the DOJ. Is Police Reform Doomed?
Trump's DOJ could halt federal efforts to reform police departments, but activists vow to continue the fight at the local level.
Adeshina Emmanuel
Labor
Zuckerman Gives Hoffa a Run for His Money in Squeaker of a Teamsters Vote
Bruce Vail
Feature
Trump’s Victory Is a Wake-Up Call to the Left
Did we do enough in 2016? And how can we build a broader electoral movement?
Lynn Koh
Feature
The Human Face of Illinois’ Budget Crisis
A new video series from Kartemquin Films and In These Times
Kartemquin Films and In These Times
Feature
How Inequality Guts Democracy, Suppresses the Vote And Keeps the GOP in Power
If you're poor, you're more likely to prefer Democrats, but not vote. If you're affluent, you're more likely to favor Republicans and actually vote.
Theo Anderson
Feature
Donald Trump May Have Won—But This Is No Right-Wing Revolution
What the data can tell us on what went wrong, and how to move forward.
Mike Davis
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