The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Viewpoint

Will the Media Again Rush to Declare Clinton the Winner of Tonight’s Democratic Forum?

Why TV's talking heads discount Bernie Sanders

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

Undocumented Youth Are Here Through No Fault of Their Own. But It’s Not Their Parents’ Fault, Either

Using the phrase "no fault of their own" in discussing undocumented young people does not encourage us to look at the roots of the poverty and violence their families experience.

David Bacon

Feature

With Kshama Sawant Claiming Reelection Victory, Seattle Doubles Down on Socialism

Sawant beat the establishment at its own game. Now comes the hard part.

Arun Gupta

Labor

Labor For Bernie Sanders Activists Say They Are Undeterred By Union Endorsements of Hillary Clinton

Mario Vasquez

Rural America

Citizens United, Democracy and the Two Paths that Lie Before Us

Thomas Linzey

Viewpoint

The United States’ Deplorable Parental Leave Policies Are Hurting Our Kids’ Futures

While wealthy parents pour more resources into their children's futures, middle- and lower-income families are being squeezed, resulting in an education gap

Susan J. Douglas

Viewpoint

20 Years After the Million Man March, Louis Farrakhan Can Still Draw A Crowd—And Make Media Uneasy

The 82-year old Nation of Islam leader filled the National Mall in October. Why didn't the media take much notice?

Salim Muwakkil

Labor

The Promise and the Peril of Members-Only Unions

Shaun Richman

Labor

Oxfam Calls Out ‘Big Chicken’ for Rampant Labor Abuses

Bruce Vail

Rural America

Why a California Dairy Goat Rancher Doesn’t Owe Her Soul to the Company Feed Store

Patty Karlin

Culture

How Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the Supreme Meme Queen

The psychology behind the 'Notorious RBG' phenomenon.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

The Democratic Party Just Declared Its Opposition to Keystone XL. Was It An Accident?

A DNC email bashing Keystone may force Obama to take a firm position on the issue.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Why the United States Leaves Deadly Chemicals on the Market

A 6-month investigation finds that the revolving door between government and the chemical industry has led the EPA to rely on easily manipulated research. The result? Toxic substances remain in everyday products.

Valerie Brown and Elizabeth Grossman

Viewpoint

A Chemical-Industrial Complex

Why do many hazardous chemicals go unregulated in the United States? An In These Times investigation reveals the answer.

Joel Bleifuss

Rural America

Rural America In These Times Goes Bioneering

John Collins

Feature

California’s New Crisis Pregnancy Center Law Creates a Roadblock for Anti-Abortion Activists

CPCs have been repeatedly charged with providing misleading or, in some cases completely false, information for pregnant women.

Rachel M. Cohen

Feature

The Black Panther Party and the “Undying Love for the People”

The new documentary The Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution is full of insights for today's racial justice activists.

Flint Taylor

Labor

Michigan Transit Workers Fight To Prevent City Bus System From Eliminating Their Pensions

Jeff Smith