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DepartmentsThe Socialism Issue

James Weinstein Knew That Capitalism Was Killing Us

In 1976, the first editorial in the first issue of In These Times called for socialists “to speak to corporate capitalism as the great issue of our time.”

James Weinstein

FeatureEn Español

En Sus Primeros 100 Días, Brandon Johnson Está Cambiando el Terreno Político de Chicago

Activistas y estrategas políticos evalúan el récord del alcalde mientras busca hacer a Chicago un faro de esperanza.

Taylor Moore

Viewpoint

The U.S. Says No to Affirmative Action—Until It's Time for War

The U.S. government values Black people when we serve in their wars, but not enough to invest in our education.

Kinjo Kiema

LaborViewpoint

It's Up to Unions to Make the NLRB Matter

The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?

Hamilton Nolan

LaborInterviewPodcast

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

LaborInterviewPodcast

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Climate

How Montana Youth Turned the Tables and Won an Unprecedented Climate Victory

For the first time in U.S. history, a judge ruled young people have the right to a livable climate.

Nick Engelfried

Feature

100 Days In, Brandon Johnson Is Steadily Shifting Chicago’s Political Terrain

Movement organizers and political strategists assess the new mayor’s record as he seeks to make Chicago a progressive beacon—while modeling co-governance.

Taylor Moore

ViewpointInterview

Accountability Is Not a Pseudonym for a Cage: Chesa Boudin on Decarceration in our Lifetimes

The former San Francisco District Attorney on accountability, abolition, and the reality of San Francisco politics.

Avalon Edwards

LaborViewpoint

Hearing: Don’t Cut Corners with Miners’ Safety

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners.

Kim Kelly

CultureThe Socialism Issue

Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline

The Right has flooded the internet with misinformation. The content creators of BreadTube are doing something about it.

Armand D. Jackson, Ivonne Ortiz and Xuandi Wang

ComicsThe Socialism Issue

Workers of the World, Eat Up!

Brian McFadden

ComicsThe Socialism Issue

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Kendra Wells

ViewpointRural America

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons

Twelfth-century peasants developed commons practices to survive domination. We could use them to reclaim our lives from capitalism.

Steven Stoll

ViewpointRural America

It’s Too Hot to Keep Using Pesticides

Farm workers are being sickened by agrochemicals—and, due to extreme heat, by the PPE they wear to protect themselves.

Harrison Watson

Labor

Workers at a Chicago Safety-Net Hospital Went on Strike. They Just Won Across-the-Board Raises.

At Loretto hospital, around 200 hospital workers went on strike for over a week demanding better pay. Their new contract includes an average raise of 14.5% over three years.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

This 20th Century Italian Marxist Offers Lessons for Today’s Social Movements

Antonio Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing provide a set of ideas that have only grown more salient with time.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

LaborInterviewPodcast

UPS Teamsters Across the Nation Are Voting on the Tentative Agreement

Worker organizing at UPS reaped significant concessions from the company. Now, they'll need to decide whether or not to ratify the contract.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh