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FeaturePalestineElection 2024
The Crackdown on Campus Protests is Just Beginning
At least a dozen colleges and universities have changed their policies to make it harder to protest the war on Gaza. More may follow this summer.
Adam Federman

Viewpoint
Trump’s Conviction Doesn’t Change the Fact That the Criminal Justice System Is Rigged In Favor of Rich Elites
The conviction of Donald Trump is not proof that the criminal justice system works—it was simply never intended to ensnare people like him.
Sonali Kolhatkar

LaborInterviewPodcast
How Big Business Made a Sacrifice Zone out of South Baltimore
Longtime Baltimore residents on the fight for environmental justice and what it feels like to be "sacrificed" by industry.
Maximillian Alvarez

ViewpointElection 2024
A Right-Wing Turn to Nowhere
The banal cruelty of Europe’s “protest vote for the status quo.”
Alberto Toscano

LaborInterviewPodcast
Baltimore Longshoreman on the Key Bridge Collapse: “It’s not surprising that this ship lost power.”
Veteran longshoreman John Blom on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the slow recovery ahead for port workers.
Maximillian Alvarez

Culture
No, JoJo Siwa Did Not Invent Gay Pop
Let’s not erase the icons that came before us.
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo

LaborViewpoint
Those Who Hate Public Sector Unions Also Hate Democracy. It's Not a Coincidence.
A huge union win in the Fairfax County schools could be the first of many.
Hamilton Nolan

Viewpoint
Independent Press for Working People and a Free Palestine
In These Times was recently awarded the 2024 Izzy Award for “outstanding achievement in independent media.” This speech has been significantly edited for length and clarity.
Alex Han

Safe Abortions Everywhere, Regardless of the Law
After Dobbs, learning from the Global South.
Naomi Braine
