The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch

Divesting for a Greener Planet?

Critics say divestment campaigns won’t hurt polluters’ profits. But Bill McKibben and student activists say that’s not the point.

Rebecca Nathanson

Feature

Why Humans Have a Better Chance Than the Dinosaurs

The deadly 10-ton meteorite that hit Russia on Friday shows how cosmic threats can galvanize humanity.

Andrew Lam

Viewpoint

How Long Can Hugo Chavez Call In Sick?

Venezuela's ailing president has kept the wolves at bay for 69 days, but restlessness is brewing.

Achy Obejas

Labor

Ft. Hood Hero Sues Army for Benefits; Trumka Calls Out White House; NYC Stadium Creates Bad Jobs

Mike Elk

Labor

Fired Hyatt Workers Win Their Jobs Back

Bruce Vail

First World Problems: What CNN’s ‘Poop Ship’ Story Missed

Camille Beredjick

Comics

Chuck Hagel

Jeff Danziger

Alt Press Pick of the Week: Governments Take Sides in the Nano-Wars

Alternative Press Center

Feature

How Westboro Baptist Church Accidentally Raised $75,000 for LGBT Youth

The hate-spewing church works against itself by inciting college students.

Camille Beredjick

Feature

The Orwellian Pols Who Call Drones ‘Humane Weapons’

Our politicians have forgotten that the truly humane path is finding alternatives to war.

David Sirota

CDC Reports ‘Severe’ STD Epidemic Just In Time for Valentine’s Day

Ian Becker

“50 Shades of Denim”—An Exclusive Preview of Mike Elk’s New Bodice Ripper

In These Times Staff

Labor

Beneath the ‘Fair Trade’ Label, Union-Busting Lurks

Michelle Chen

Video

Bill Moyers and Susan Crawford on Slow, Costly and Unfair Internet Access in U.S.

Amien Essif

Marching Toward Equality in the Military—But at What Cost?

Yasmin Nair, Ryan Conrad and Karma Chávez

Labor

Long Before Conservatives Stifled Gun and Tax Studies, They Derailed Labor Research

Moshe Z. Marvit

Obama’s State of the Union Draws Mixed Reactions from Progressives

Camille Beredjick

Feature

Debtors’ Prisons Make a Comeback

Across the U.S., debts to private companies are landing poor people in jail.

Alex Kane, AlterNet