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Dispatch
He Sued Chevron and Won. Now He’s Under House Arrest.
Chevron is using the U.S. courts to avoid paying out $9.5 billion for environmental damage—and to silence lead lawyer Steven Donziger.
Christine MacDonald

Feature
Superdelegates Were Designed To Stop a Candidate Like Bernie
Of course the establishment candidates approve of superdelegates—these unelected electors were created precisely to protect the party elite.
Branko Marcetic

Feature
The Fate of the Planet Rests on Dethroning the IMF and World Bank
A Global Green New Deal could herald a new era of international cooperation to curb the climate crisis.
Johanna Bozuwa and Thomas M. Hanna

Viewpoint
Bloomberg Unleashes Warren’s Rage—At Last
If Warren has a superpower, it is her anger—a righteous, coruscating fury that beautifully clarifies the moral stakes of a rigged economy.
Kathleen Geier

Rural America
America’s Grasslands Once Teemed with Animals. We Must Save What’s Left of Their Vanishing Habitat
Joel Berger and Jon Beckmann

Feature
Bernie’s Strategy To Win California—And Everywhere
Sanders is taking a risk no one has before: banking on new voters
Nuala Bishari

Viewpoint
Where the Ongoing Mass Protests Against Neoliberalism in Chile Came From
Chileans are still taking to the streets to protest an unjust economic order. It will take a political movement to change the system.
Anna Kowalczyk

Viewpoint
With Bloomberg Running, A Student Debt Strike Is Even More Urgent
Bloomberg's plan doesn't go far enough to address the student debt crisis
Ann Larson

Rural America
Rural Farmers Face High Suicide Rates and Decreasing Access to Mental Health Care
Claire Hettinger and Pam Dempsey
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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