The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Talking Class, ‘Chavs’ and Riots
Young author Owen Jones believes the Left has ignored class divides for too long.
Jane Miller
Occupy Wall Street Continues With Showdown on Brooklyn Bridge [LIVE VIDEO]
Joe Macaré
Scenes from #OccupyWallStreet: Friday Afternoon
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Politics Overshadow Women’s Struggles
Michelle Chen
CIA Drone Slays American Citizen in Yemen
Patrick Glennon

Labor
GE’s Bogus Reason for Ending Its Pension Plan
Roger Bybee

Interview
Tom Morello
Tom Morello

Labor
Labor Movement Rolls Into Wall Street Occupation
Michelle Chen

Viewpoint
How Baseball Explains Modern Racism
America's pastime reveals a larger lesson about conditioned behavior in an institutionally racist society.
David Sirota

Labor
Bailed-Out Capital One Marshals Democratic Allies to Push Merger Deal
Mike Elk
Comics
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Eric Garcia

Labor
Teachers of Color, Poor Communities Bear Brunt of Layoffs in Chicago
Micah Uetricht
TED Talk: How Big Pharma Is Subverting Science
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Reading, PA’s Sad New Claim to Fame
Kari Lydersen

Culture
When a Paradigm Falls and Nobody Hears It
The neoliberal status quo is indefensible—yet the public silently accepts its supposed legitimacy.
Chris Lehmann
Why #OccupyWallSt?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
When Democrats Prey on Workers, But Protect the Wealthy
Jonathan Tasini
The Gitmo Tapes: You Don’t Like the Truth’s Unflinching Look at One Interrogation
David Szydloski
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
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