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ViewpointElection 2024Rural America
Republicans Will Weaponize Rural Suffering as Long as Democrats Ignore It
JD Vance is a poser, but he’s telling a dangerously compelling story about rural America that Democrats are doing nothing to defuse.
Joseph Bullington
Election 2024Comics
Get Your DNC Bingo Card Here!
Fox News freaks out? Tim Walz tells a dad joke? Random delegate becomes a viral sensation? The Chicago Tribune throws a tantrum?
Brian McFadden
"Sex work is work / My body is my business / #Decrim" reads a large red sign held by a marcher
LaborElection 2024
What Sex Workers Want from Kamala Harris
In an open letter, sex workers laid out how a Harris administration could rein in danger and criminalization.
Kim Kelly
ViewpointPalestineElection 2024
Democrats Shouldn't Isolate Abortion Access
Democratic leaders appear set on siloing abortion access from other critical issues—including the genocide in Gaza. That’s a mistake.
Anne Rumberger
ViewpointPalestineElection 2024
"And Now They Want Our Votes"
Eman Abdelhadi's speech from the "Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws" demonstration on Aug. 18 in Chicago.
Eman Abdelhadi
10 Things To Do in Chicago That Aren't Taking Pictures at the Bean—and Don't Involve Giving Money to Large Corporations
If you're coming to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention or live here and want to know more about your city, forget The Bean and check out these important spots.
In These Times Editors
FeatureInterview
As All Eyes Are on Chicago This Week, Don't Forget What This City is About
A pivotal teachers’ strike, decades of movement building, and a surprising mayoral victory: Chicago organizers built a mass movement that has transformed the city. A roundtable with Alex Han, Katelyn Johnson, Asha Ransby-Sporn, Jesse Sharkey, Tania Unzueta and J. Patrick Patterson.
J. Patrick Patterson
FeaturePalestineElection 2024
How to Listen to Michigan at the DNC in Chicago
From Dearborn to Benton Harbor, working people in the Great Lakes State are building progressive power. One of the efforts that emerged transformed into the Uncommitted national movement.
Eman Abdelhadi
ViewpointElection 2024
4 Talking Points Used to Smear DNC Protesters—And Why They’re Bogus
As the Democratic National Convention descends on Chicago, protesters are taking to the streets demanding an end to U.S. support for the genocide in Gaza. Don’t buy the arguments of those criticizing them.
Adam Johnson
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