Viewpoint
Viewpoint
The Novels We Write For Ourselves
There's nothing objectionable about the new Anna Karenina film starring Keira Knightley. But she won't be my Anna.
Jane Miller
Viewpoint
Voting for Obama with No Illusions
Four reasons to keep Obama in the White House and Romney out.
Achy Obejas
Viewpoint
‘A Giant Sucking Sound’
While Romney and Obama speechify, behind the scenes they continue to push policies that favor corporate profits over middle-class workers.
Leonard C. Goodman
Viewpoint
Frances Fox Piven: For the Welfare of All
The Left needs to proudly support social welfare.
Frances Fox Piven
Viewpoint
Rich Deserts
Our new cult of money ensures that breeding shall evermore speak to breeding.
Chris Lehmann
Viewpoint
The War on Teachers: Pick a Side
In Chicago, the teachers' strike was hugely popular. In the national media, it was maligned.
Joel Bleifuss
Viewpoint
Express Yourself, But Vote
This year's Democratic ticket may not be perfect, but, like life, it is much better than the alternative.
Joel Bleifuss
Viewpoint
In Defense of the Baby Boomers
Twentysomethings are indeed getting screwed, but not by an entire, somehow monolithic generation of selfish, greedy, resource-guzzling hogs.
Susan J. Douglas
Viewpoint
Legislate First, Ask Questions Never
We all must share responsibility for the ignorance of our leaders.
Leonard C. Goodman
Viewpoint
Ryan Shrugged
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan can't shake his Randian roots.
Chris Lehmann
Viewpoint
Bain’s Birth by Death Squads
Romney scrutinized over investments from Salvadoran families that ran a corrupt government, 12 years of murderous civil war and death squads.
Terry J. Allen
Viewpoint
Zadie Smith’s London
More than anyone else at the moment writing fiction about London, Zadie Smith knows about race and class.
Jane Miller
Viewpoint
Schooling in a Spot of Bother
The English education system isn't leaving room for students to flourish.
Jane Miller
Viewpoint
GOP Land Grab
To Romney and others in his party, all public assets look ripe for privatization
Joel Bleifuss
Viewpoint
The End of Facebook?
With the emergence of apps and a transition away from websites, Facebook may fall by the wayside
Kenneth Rapoza
Viewpoint
GOP Time Travelers and Other Hucksters
The misguided semantics paving the way to November's election
Chris Lehmann
Viewpoint
The Next Hiroshima
August 6 provides a critical moment to reflect not only on the terrible events of that day, but also on current nuclear threats.
Noam Chomsky
Viewpoint
Making Obama’s Kill List
The public should have more information on the drone program and its targets.
Leonard C. Goodman
Viewpoint
A Slip of the Tongue?
Bill Clinton's praise for Romney's business career signals what's to come in 2016.
Joel Bleifuss
Viewpoint
The Deadly Addiction to Cheap Meat
How the overuse of antibiotics on livestock is making us sick.
Terry J. Allen
Viewpoint
The Meaning of Heroism
Too often, the Right uses the "hero" label to stifle dissent.
Lindsay Beyerstein
Viewpoint
The War on Old Folks
Susan J. Douglas
Viewpoint
The War on Whistleblowers
The Obama administration's dubiously legal whistleblower crackdown is a genuine threat to democracy.
David Sirota
Viewpoint
Shiny Objects Are People, Too
Why the Romney campaign's distinction between "economic" and "social" issues is false.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
GET YOUR COPY
WE NEED TO BE UNITED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM AND REPRESSION
In These Times is committed to remaining fiercely independent, but we need your help. Donate now to make sure we can continue providing the original reporting, deep investigation, and strategic analysis needed in this moment. We're proud to be in this together.