The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

How to Make the Democratic Nominating Process Actually Democratic

A Sanders campaign advisor lays out 3 proposals.

Larry Cohen

Rural America

Running for Governor

Mark Twain

Labor

“We’re Not Paid Enough”: Cafeteria Workers at Walt Disney World Say They Want a Union

Michael Arria

Labor

The Verizon Strike Is Now In Its Second Month, and the Stakes Are Higher Than Ever

Shaun Richman

Feature

Hunting the Hunt Commission

The private meetings that led to the creation of superdelegates have never been published or made public—until now.

In These Times Contributors

InvestigationGoodman Institute

The Secret History of Superdelegates

In July, 712 Democratic officials will decide the nomination—just as the party planned it.

Branko Marcetic

Rural America

Watch Your Language: Good Food Words Co-opted by Big Ag

Melody Morrell

Feature

Donald Trump Has More in Common with Microsoft’s Racist Twitter-Bot ‘Tay’ Than Most Human Beings

The American people should take a note from Microsoft and shut down Donald Trump.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Washington Post Squeezes Four Anti-Bernie Sanders Stories Out of One Tax Study in Just 7 Hours

The paper seems bent on taking down Bernie.

Adam Johnson

Labor

The ‘Sharing Economy’ Is a Sham for Workers

Jim Hightower

Rural America

The Alberta Wildfire: Heating Up the Blogosphere

John Collins

Culture

Cuts for the Poor, Tax Havens for the Rich

The Panama Papers expose the hypocrisy of England's oligarchs.

Jane Miller

Culture

Jane Austen, Class Warrior

Most Austen adaptations are little more than 'buttoned-up, tea-drinking porn.' But Whit Stillman's new film 'Love & Friendship' foregrounds Austen's sharp observations on social mobility.

Eileen Jones

Comics

The Democratic Party’s Real Message to Youth Voters

Matt Bors

Viewpoint

The Progressive Case For Hillary Clinton Isn’t Much of a Case At All

A recent argument for Clinton from the left fails to convince.

Douglas Williams

Viewpoint

Noam Chomsky: The Consequences of Wielding a Sledgehammer Against All U.S. Enemies Around the World

A continuation of longtime activist and academic Noam Chomsky's essay, "Masters of Mankind," from his new book, Who Rules the World?

Noam Chomsky

Viewpoint

This Is What a Shift in Donald Trump’s Rhetoric Looks Like

With the Republican competition eliminated, Donald Trump's questionable rhetoric now has Hillary Clinton in its sights.

Arun Gupta

Labor

A Tale of Two Teamsters: Building a Community-Minded Union in Mid-Century St. Louis

Steve Early