The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch
With Donald Trump as President, Americans Are Flocking to Socialism
Membership in the Democratic Socialists of America has surged since the election.
Kate Aronoff

Labor
Workers Strike to Protest Trump: “There Is Power in Our Unity”
Hubert Adjei-Kontoh

Feature
Trump’s Speech Shows His Dark But Compelling Vision of America. We Need To Offer Something Better.
His potent blend of populist rhetoric and right-wing nationalism is effective among his base—and terrifying.
Kate Aronoff

Labor
What the New York Times Gets Wrong About the Davos Man
Dean Baker

Feature
Disruption Is Good—Starting with the Inauguration
This weekend’s protests are just the beginning.
Kate Aronoff

Feature
This Weekend Isn’t the First Time Women Have Revolted
What we can learn from the radical feminists of the 1960s.
Laura Tanenbaum and Mark Engler

Feature
Trump’s EPA Nominee Draws Friends and Foes to his Confirmation Hearing
In These Times talks to the coal miners sent by Murray Energy to support Scott Pruitt, and the climate organizers who showed up to oppose him.
Kate Aronoff

Feature
Tom Price Is a Horrible Choice for Health Secretary
The Georgia representative redefines what it means to have conflicts of interest.
Adam Gaffney

Labor
In the Fantasy Land of Labor Theorists: Andy Stern’s Latest Contribution
Jay Youngdahl

Viewpoint
The GOP’s Healthcare Plans Have Awakened the Wrath of a Powerful Constituency: Older Americans
Baby boomers won't take cuts to Medicare and Social Security without a fight.
Susan J. Douglas

Rural America
Trump Nominates a Secretary of Agriculture (and, No, It’s Not Wendell Berry)
John Collins

Feature
The New UN Secretary-General Is a Portuguese Socialist Who Speaks Out for Refugees
António Guterres isn't perfect, but he's been a consistent voice for multiculturalism in an increasingly right-wing world.
Marc Daalder

Labor
How the American Postal Workers Union Scored One of its Biggest Wins Ever
Bruce Vail

Viewpoint
Yes, Trump Is President. We Can’t Compromise in the Fight Against Criminalization.
We can't leave survivor-defendants, like Bresha Meadows and others, behind.
Alisa Bierria & Mariame Kaba, #SurvivedAndPunished

Labor
Oregon Unions Are Fielding Their Own Candidates for Public Office
Sara Ryan

Dispatch
State of Rebellion: How California Is Taking on the Trump Administration
On immigration and other issues, the state's legislature has signaled it does not intend to cooperate with the new president.
Hannah Guzik

Rural America
Community Rights: Because Climate Conferences Won’t Stop Climate Change
Thomas Linzey

Feature
Bill Moyers: “Hidden Figures” Shows How Far We’ve Come—And Why Jeff Sessions Is Such a Threat
Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general wants to roll back progress on racial justice.
Bill Moyers
