The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Unequal Before the Law

Native Americans serve astoundingly longer prison sentences—because they are Native.

Stephanie Woodard

Viewpoint

Biden Talked Rent in the State of the Union—Now He Needs a Real Plan to Deal with the Rent Crisis

The Biden administration can take immediate steps to protect tenants and lower the rent. Here’s how.

Tara Raghuveer

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La Historia Laboral Más Importante en Este Momento Está en Minnesota. Podría Ser El Modelo Que Todos Necesitamos.

Una alineación estratégica de redes de sindicatos y grupos comunitarios en Minnesota ha trabajado durante más de una década para aprovechar su poder colectivo.

Sarah Jaffe

Culture

One Portrait Was Too Many. Now There Are 110.

Nayana LaFond’s Portraits in RED series centers the “silent crisis” facing Indigenous women

Sherell Barbee

Departments

Trump's Faux-Populism Is Straight out of the Fascist Playbook

Revisiting Trump's demagoguery on the campaign trail.

In These Times Editors

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Rail Jobs Don't Have to Be Deadly

Railroad corporations are packing schedules and loosening workplace safety standards. Workers are paying for it with their lives.

Maximillian Alvarez

Palestine

Your State May Not Count Your "Uncommitted" Vote

Different states have different ways voters can lodge protest votes, if they choose to. We’ve compiled a list of state primary rules below.

In These Times Editors

The Uncommitted Campaign Plans to Send Biden a Message This Super Tuesday

Michigan was just the start. Efforts are underway in multiple states today to tell Biden he must change his policy of unflagging support for Israel’s brutal war on Gaza.

Julia Conley

LaborDispatch

Minnesota's Labor Week of Action Is a Bold Experiment in Social Justice Unionism

A coalition of unions and community groups are uniting to build worker power and win community demands in what's being hailed as a model for social movement unionism.

Amie Stager

LaborViewpoint

The Era of Abundant Labor Reporting Is Coming to an End

Either the labor movement will support journalism, or the good times are finished.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

The Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need

A strategic alignment of major networks of unions and community groups in Minnesota have worked together for more than a decade to leverage their collective power.

Sarah Jaffe

ViewpointPalestine

Thomas Friedman Is a Dinosaur, and a New World Is Here

"Ultimately, Friedman’s latest op-ed isn’t really a criticism of Israel’s actions—it’s a plea that Israel please, please make sure people don’t think badly of its actions."

Yasmin Nair

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As Norfolk Southern Reports Billions in Earnings, East Palestine Residents Wait for Justice

One year after the Norfolk Southern derailment, families are still struggling to relocate, find work, and access medical care.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

A First Contract Is Finally in Sight for Unionized Starbucks Workers

After a grueling campaign, Starbucks Workers United and the company announced a major breakthrough this week that’s being hailed as “a very, very big deal.”

Saurav Sarkar

Viewpoint

Supporting Palestinian Rights Used To Be Considered Far Left. Now It’s Mainstream.

It’s clear that the Democratic base has moved on supporting Palestinian rights. Leadership needs to catch up.

Sandra Tamari and Saqib Bhatti

Labor

How Workers Brought Starbucks to the Bargaining Table

This week, Starbucks and Workers United announced that they’d reached “a constructive path forward” on the future of organizing and collective bargaining at the company.

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

LaborInterviewPodcast

How Kaiser Workers Won

Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked out on a three-day strike, marking the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborInterviewPodcast

A Major Seattle Sandwich Chain Fired a Union Organizer, Sparking Backlash—and Change

Workers at Homegrown voted overwhelmingly to unionize with UNITE HERE in late 2022. They’ve been fighting for a contract ever since.

Maximillian Alvarez