In These Times

We Have Much to Celebrate

Next year, President Barack Obama and the solidly Democratic Congress can pass legislation that provides universal healthcare, establishes… more

vol. 32, iss. 12    election 2008, political agenda, progressives

Demons Out!

The neocons who sold Americans the Iraq War are working hand in hand with the Christian Right to… more

vol. 32, iss. 11    barack obama, christian right, election 2008

United We Fail

This election year, the bandwagon to fix the healthcare system barrels along. On board is a motley crew… more

vol. 32, iss. 10    elections, health care, reform

Keep the Heat on Obama

In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Washington progressives -- the leaders of unions, think tanks… more

vol. 32, iss. 09    election 2008, politics, progressivism

EPA on Trial

For more than six years, Hugh Kaufman has been battling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his employer for… more

vol. 32, iss. 08   

Bush’s Selective Mourning

The Fourth of July is the time for patriotic hoohah by national poobahs. So, Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush… more

vol. 32, iss. 07   

Piling it High

The sewage sludge industry meets the light of day

vol. 32, iss. 06    health care, pollution, sewage

Political Vice Squad

In October 2001, when Congress passed the Patriot Act -- and again when it reauthorized it in 2006… more

vol. 32, iss. 05   

Red-Boating Obama

Sen. Barack Obama is many things to the right-wing noise machine: a crypto-Muslim, a drug-addled hoodlum, a snob… more

vol. 32, iss. 04   

Political Climate Change

Paul Krugman, president of the Hillary Clinton fan club, writes in his New York Times column that if… more

vol. 32, iss. 03   

Pollsters and Puppets

For Sen. Hillary Clinton, Iowa and New Hampshire are chapters of a story that began at 10 G… more

vol. 32, iss. 02    election 2008

The New Children’s Crusade

Vets like Vincent J. Emanuele and other Iraq Veterans Against the War inherit the reins from the Vietnam era peacenicks before them

vol. 31, iss. 08    activism, iraq, war and peace

Thicker Than Oil

Iraq Veterans Against the War take the baton from their Vietnam-era counterparts

vol. 31, iss. 07    activism, iraq, war and peace

The Fraudulence of Voter Fraud

The Bush administration purged U.S. attorneys for failing to prosecute crimes that didn't occur

vol. 31, iss. 05    conspiracies, elections, voting

Thank You Mr. Vonnegut

With the April 11 death of Senior Editor Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times lost a dear friend. And… more

vol. 31, iss. 05    books

Global Warming: Dim Bulbs, Bright Lights

People who want to save the Earth from the ravages of global warming face a perennial problem: How… more

vol. 31, iss. 04    environment, global warming

A Politically Correct Lexicon

Your 'how-to' guide to avoid offending anyone

vol. 31, iss. 02    gender, lgbt, race

Thirty More Years

Back in 1976, when James Weinstein decided to move to Chicago to start In These Times, his inspiration… more

vol. 31, iss. 02    media

Outlawing Legal Bribery

According to a national exit poll, 42 percent of voters in November's election said that corruption was the… more

vol. 31, iss. 01    elections, regulation

Voting Problems? In Florida? No Way!

Following the 2000 election a popular bumper sticker in Florida read, "If you think we can't vote, wait… more

vol. 31, iss. 01    elections, voting

The E. coli Free Market

The E. Coli outbreak is caused by the deregualtion and mass production of food by corporate agriculture's economies of scale.

vol. 30, iss. 11    agriculture, corporations, environment, medical health

The Importance of Not Getting Over It

A new Book Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? suggests that doctored memory cards on electronic voting machines stole the election.

vol. 30, iss. 10    elections, politics

If the Paint Sticks, Sling It

MoveOn uses new "Caught red-handed" ad campaign to highlight Republican congressional candidates who put special interests before the public good.

vol. 30, iss. 08    congress, corporations, corruption, elections, media, voting

DeLay May Be Gone, But His Legacy Isnt

Every so often a documentary film comes along that makes you think, "If only more people could see… more

web only    congress, corruption, movies

Was the Presidential Election Stolen?

On June 2, Rolling Stone published a lengthy article by Robert J. Kennedy, Jr., "Was the 2004 Election… more

vol. 30, iss. 07    administration, elections

Information Highway Robbers

What makes the Internet revolutionary is that it is democratic, open to anyone with a computer and an… more

vol. 30, iss. 06    technology

What Ails Us?

Americans are experiencing an epidemic of outrage fatigue

vol. 30, iss. 05   

Strangers to the Truth

Coming soon to a media market near you: The GOP (Grand Old Prevaricators), who brought you the Swift… more

vol. 30, iss. 04   

The Crescent Menace

Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, having already passed himself off as an expert on women's reproductive health, is… more

vol. 30, iss. 03   

FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You

Quietly, the war on terror, in which everything is permitted, has laid the ground work for the Bush… more

vol. 30, iss. 02    civil liberties

Ghosts in the Voting Machines

Concerned about reports of election fraud and vote suppression in the 2004 election, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the… more

vol. 30, iss. 01    elections

Tale of Two Wars

The White House has hit on an ingenious way to win the war in Iraq. It is all… more

vol. 30, iss. 01   

Their Patents or Your Life

Have you heard about that bird flu? The threatened pandemic, should it occur, will kill in a worst-case… more

vol. 29, iss. 26    medical and health

Lies Judith Miller Told Us

In the last few months all manner of gas has been expended on the Valerie Plame case. Did… more

vol. 29, iss. 24    media

Kurt Vonnegut’s In These Times Opus

On November 11, In These Times Senior Editor Kurt Vonnegut will turn 83. Here at the magazine we… more

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Disasters: Natural and Social

Eric Klinenberg discusses the militarization of social services and what will be missing from any national conversations about poverty

vol. 29, iss. 22    economy, environment

The New New Orleans

One storm has passed, but another looms. New Orleans stands on the frontlines of what is shaping up… more

vol. 29, iss. 22    administration

End it Already

Here is the question to the parents of American service men and women that the Bush administration never… more

vol. 29, iss. 20    war and peace

What Jimmy Taught Us

This issue honors James Weinstein, the founding editor and publisher of In These Times. With testimonies from 28… more

vol. 29, iss. 18   

Embedded with Tim Robbins

Embedded, written and directed by Tim Robbins, is a play that examines the War in Iraq through its… more

vol. 29, iss. 16   

Sanders Steps Up

The representative for the rest of us sets his sights on the Senate

vol. 29, iss. 14    politics

Christian Restorationists

Jim Wallis, Sojourners editor and evangelical progressive, has rightly characterized Republican plans to dismantle the filibuster as “a… more

vol. 29, iss. 13   

Face the Facts

vol. 29, iss. 10   

R.I.P. FDR?

In his inaugural address, George W. Bush accomplished two things. Judging from the accolades, he successfully branded his… more

vol. 29, iss. 07   

Time for a Purge?

Debate is raging about the future direction of the Democratic Party. What is our message? What is our… more

vol. 29, iss. 04   

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Did the Bush-Cheney campaign engage in electronic vote fraud to ensure that George W. Bush would be president… more

vol. 29, iss. 03    election 2004, elections, politics, technology

Take a Breath

No doubt, some of you are thinking, “This loss may not be the end of the world, but… more

vol. 29, iss. 01    election 2004, politics

The Choice is Yours

Some on the left have lately taken to hyperbole—comparing George W. Bush and his administration to Adolf Hitler… more

vol. 28, iss. 25   

Duck and Cover-up

The presidential campaign has made one thing clear: The Bush administration employs a strategy of lies and dirty… more

vol. 28, iss. 23   

Silence of the Dems

The words from the podium were inspiring. Ron Reagan urged voters to chose “between reason and ignorance, between… more

vol. 28, iss. 20   

Framing Michael Moore

What do Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Michael Moore have in common? They have all fallen victim to… more

vol. 28, iss. 17   

Reagans Legacy of Lies

It has been a couple of weeks and Ronald Reagan is still dead—or is he? His genial visage… more

vol. 28, iss. 17    administration, politics

No News is Bad News

The Bush White House has turned hiding politically unpalatable—or embarrassing—information into an art form. The list is long:… more

vol. 28, iss. 16    administration, politics

Vietnam Reprise

As In These Times went to press, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were appearing… more

vol. 28, iss. 14    administration, war in iraq

The New Red Menace

George W. Bush came to Washington promising to change U.S.-China policy. He abandoned Clinton's "strategic partnership," replacing it… more

vol. 25, iss. 12   

Campaign of Shame

With John Kerry as their de facto nominee, Democrats now are in a position to marshal their efforts… more

vol. 28, iss. 10    activism, election 2004, elections, politics, social justice

Fear Monger in Chief

In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush played to people’s fears to rally the… more

vol. 28, iss. 07   

Union Makes Us Strong

With this issue “Can Labor Lead Again?” In These Times celebrates its 27th anniversary by examining America’s unions… more

vol. 28, iss. 06   

Progressive Hope

Hope requires that one believe in a better future. In the realm of politics, hope is the necessary… more

vol. 28, iss. 04   

Corporate Medicare

The Medicare “reform” bill recently passed by Congress manipulates the cost and quality of health care provided to… more

vol. 28, iss. 03    congress, corporations, economy, medical and health, politics

PR Watch Has Its Eyes Open

Ten years ago John Stauber decided to take on the media arm of corporate America: the public relations… more

vol. 27, iss. 26   

Creating Better Choices

We each inhabit our own individualized media landscape: We choose what we read, what we see and what… more

vol. 27, iss. 26   

A Costly Preemption

The folly of the war in Iraq becomes more and more apparent as the bill for this misadventure… more

vol. 27, iss. 23   

Rods from God

With no fanfare, the Bush Administration is taking military control of what it terms “near space,” thereby laying… more

vol. 27, iss. 22    administration, military

Smokescreen of Compassion

With much fanfare, President George Bush has committed the United States to fight AIDS. “The suffering in Africa… more

vol. 27, iss. 16    medical and health, politics

Isnt That Special

France has charged that U.S. media are publishing misinformation received from anonymous Bush administration officials who are orchestrating… more

vol. 27, iss. 15    media, politics, war in iraq

The War at Home

This lull between the war in Iraq and whatever adventure the Bush neocons next drag us into provides… more

vol. 27, iss. 14    election 2004, elections, politics

Regime Change Begins at Home

How great it was. By most accounts—that is, what one sees on television and reads in the mainstream… more

vol. 27, iss. 13    media, war in iraq

Virtual War and Reality

The technology of smart-bomb war transports death and destruction to the virtual realm. With one hand on a… more

vol. 27, iss. 11    military, technology, war in iraq

Michael Moore Stars at Academy Awards

On day five of the war, it was supremely ironic that network television viewers had to tune into… more

vol. 27, iss. 10   

Spies Like Us

In its drive to sell the world on its plans for war with Iraq, the Bush administration has… more

vol. 27, iss. 10    administration, media, politics, war in iraq

Total Information Control

“Size of protest—it’s like deciding, well, I’m going to decide policy based upon a focus group,” said George… more

vol. 27, iss. 09    activism, media, politics, social justice, war in iraq

The First Stone

Iraqis dissent Many exiled Iraqis are speaking out against the looming war with Iraq. Three Iraqi dissidents, members… more

vol. 27, iss. 08    civil liberties, social justice, technology, war in iraq

War With No Winners

In his address to the United Nations, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraq poses “a threat to… more

vol. 27, iss. 08    war in iraq

The First Stone

Sectarian Reality Opposition to President Bush’s plans for a war against Iraq has burgeoned over the past weeks.… more

vol. 27, iss. 07    media, social justice, war and peace, war in iraq

Kurt Vonnegut vs. the !&#*!@

In November, Kurt Vonnegut turned 80. He published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952 at the age… more

vol. 27, iss. 06   

No Child Left Unrecruited

In another sign of the U.S. military’s increasing encroachment into civilian life, all high schools are now obligated… more

vol. 27, iss. 03    education, military

A Matter of Conscience

When Paul Wellstone died, Americans lost a principled voice that never shied from speaking truth to power. Progressives… more

vol. 27, iss. 01    politics

Bush Apologistas

In the past couple of months, as the Bush administration flogs its plans for war against Saddam Hussein,… more

vol. 26, iss. 26    media, war in iraq

Fear and Loathing

As warnings from the Bush administration of an imminent terrorist attack spark fear in Americans, it behooves us… more

vol. 26, iss. 15   

The Sludge Report

Sewage sludge, the toxic byproduct of the nation’s sewage treatment facilities, continues to be spread across the American… more

vol. 26, iss. 12   

Stand Up For Peace

In March, the Israeli Defense Forces, on the instructions of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, entered cities and refugee… more

vol. 26, iss. 11   

Disinformation Follies

Back in the ’80s, the Reagan administration established an elaborate and illegal domestic propaganda apparatus known as the… more

vol. 26, iss. 09   

The Permanent War

In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush laid out his plans for the coming year:… more

vol. 26, iss. 07   

At the Gates of Power

In These Times is not a legitimate media outlet, or so says Mark Abraham of the Photographers’ Gallery… more

vol. 25, iss. 26   

Say No to War

What would be a sensible way for the United States to respond to the attacks of September 11?… more

vol. 25, iss. 24   

ENDURING FREEDOMS

The war with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban straddles the millennium. This war, rooted in the 20th… more

vol. 25, iss. 25   

The Problem With Evil

The slaughter of thousands of innocent people in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon… more

vol. 25, iss. 23   

Back to the Past

In a succession of actions that have commanded world attention, the global justice movement is charting a path… more

vol. 25, iss. 20   

Yikes! It’s Otto Reich

Good soldiers get promoted, and Otto Reich, the designated assistant secretary of state for Latin America, was a… more

vol. 25, iss. 10