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1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (336+ words) This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Alvarez: Mike, could you say a little bit more about that process of raising these important issues from your local to the rest of the union? What does that look like…...

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6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (65+ words) A new comic by Jack Ohman For 50 years, In These Times has amplified the movements fighting for workers, against fascism and to build a more democratic future. Become a monthly sustainer today and keep independent journalism publishing for the next…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (117+ words) 1. creative work supported by government grants and agencies Is art really a priority? Beyond jobs and entertainment, decades of research links arts education in public schools to better outcomes in literacy, critical thinking and social-emotional development. When we defund the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (613+ words) In June 2024, Florida-based rapper Julio Foolio was gunned down and killed outside a hotel in Tampa. A prominent artist in the drill scene, his death, and the trial that followed, sparked more than surface-level debate online about the use of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) The Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av next week is built — entirely — around grief. Originally focused on the destructions of the Temple in Jerusalem by both the Babylonians and Romans, it’s now come to encompass every catastrophe to befall Jews from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (637+ words) In an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that’s what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year. That’s right: The…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (750+ words) Immigrant-rights advocates in Maine adapted the defensive measures that activists around the country popularized. Ruben Torres is the advocacy and policy manager for the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC), and during a conversation we had in February 2026, he shared the…...