20 June 2020
TOP STORIES
Market Logic Is Literally Killing Us
Historically, during national emergencies like World War II, the U.S. government subordinated business interests to the public good. Why can’t it do so in the Covid-19 crisis?
BY RICK PERLSTEIN
How Our Bloated Military Strengthens the Police State
The violent U.S. domination of people of color overseas is inextricably linked to the oppression of people of color at home.
BY SHIREEN AL-ADEIMI AND SARAH LAZARE
Movements face a challenge: how to oust Trump while still combatting Biden’s neoliberalism.
BY BARBARA RANSBY
Want to Defeat Trump Without Campaigning for Biden? Here’s How.
Socialists and other Bernie Sanders supporters can play a critical role in defeating right-wing populism while building a left-wing alternative for the long term—by going down-ballot.
BY DAVID DUHALDE
New York’s Samelys López Has a Radical Proposal: Poverty Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence
López, a left-wing challenger running for Congress, discusses disaster capitalism, defunding police and how she’s taking on the Democratic establishment.
BY MALAIKA JABALI
9 Statistics That Show What a Miserable Failure the CARES Act Is
Major bailouts went to big corporations, giving them lasting security, while the rest of us got a temporary Band-Aid.
BY DAYTON MARTINDALE
WORKING IN THESE TIMES
Workers United Branch Calls on AFL-CIO to Expel Police Unions
The drumbeat in the progressive labor movement to kick out police unions is getting louder.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES
‘An Abrupt Wake-Up Call’: Alaska Peers into a Future Without Oil
Oil’s contribution to total state revenues, which sat at 90 percent just a few years ago, has plunged.
BY YERETH ROSEN
In These Times is a nonprofit, reader-funded publication.
