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A publication committed to informing and advancing movements for social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Founded in 1976.

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Don't make me tap the sign again.
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New York and California have named retail crime as a top priority in 2024 and are proposing new legislation and funding to tackle theft.
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Wow that's terrible! Anyway just gonna drop this here:
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Target says organized retail crime is worsening and will fuel $500 million more of lost and stolen merchandise this year than last year.
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happy tax day everybody
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BREAKING: Lockheed Martin wins $17 billion US missile defense contract
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BREAKING: The @UAW is calling for a cease-fire, the largest U.S. union to do so. This is major news for both labor and the larger movement calling for a cease-fire, and could mark a sea change in what has so-far been the modest support from national labor unions for a cease-fire.
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If your boss can afford to spend $3 million on anti-union firms, you need a union.
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Amazon spent over $3 million on anti-union consultants last year, per new disclosures filed yesterday. More than $1 million of that went to/through Penne Familusi, whose firm received nearly $12 million from Amazon over 3 years. Lucrative work.
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Chicagoans of all backgrounds are coming out to support the teachers strike today.
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“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for.” On May 9, 1800, abolitionist John Brown was born.
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Under new rules, Congressional Progressive Caucus members must: + tell whip @IlhanMN where they stand + vote with the Caucus 2/3 of the time + adhere to this rule at least two-thirds of the time Or face expulsion.
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Happy Passover from Sean Spicer and the Trump administration...
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lol
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Inside the organized crime rings plaguing retailers including Ulta, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens
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Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, defeating Paul Vallas and ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the Windy City.
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BREAKING: UPS + TEAMSTERS HAVE REACHED A DEAL. +The deal includes pay increases of $7.50 over the length of the contract. +Existing part-timers will be raised up to no less than $21 per hour immediately. +An end to tiers. Organizing gets the goods.
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Whoa
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i have suprise on 6/6 txt me 707-932-4826
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Fixed it
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Capitalism without competition isn't capitalism – it’s exploitation.
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If only there were some cause of this hate-fueled violence we could point to...
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Being Black is not a crime. Being poor is not a crime. Being hungry is not a crime. Jordan Neely should be with us today. We need to fight for the world he deserved.
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11 months
Delta, Waffle House, and Chick-Fil-A are big donors to the Atlanta Police Foundation, the force behind Cop City. How do they afford these lavish donations? (Surprise: the answer is wage theft.)
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In These Times
9 months
Unfriendly reminder that U.S. billionaires added $2.1 trillion dollars to their collective wealth during the first 19 months of the pandemic. Corporate greed is killing us. @RBReich
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4 years
A new survey by In These Times finds that CNN’s coverage of Sanders was 3 times more negative than its coverage of Biden following their big primary wins--despite the two wins being by similar margins. via @juankafkacedo and @sarahlazare
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6 years
Bernie Sanders on Labor’s Future and Why Democratic Socialists Keep Winning: @MilesKLassin
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We’re thrilled to announce @GrimKim as our new Labor Writer! Kim’s reporting centers the lives and aspirations of working people, with a rigorous eye for the structural conditions that shape their lives. Pitch her: kim @inthesetimes .com
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1 year
As law enforcement budgets rise, so do police killings. When is enough enough?
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"Workers who are in a union have the ability to have their voices heard and to express their discontent in terms of working conditions. Unions empower ordinary people to have a little bit more control over their lives." — @BernieSanders
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Solidarity to the Elf union’s labor stoppage this Christmas Eve.
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anywayssss support independent media
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New from Shawn Fain: “We are fully preparing to strike on May Day 2028.” The UAW President is calling on unions everywhere to align their contract expiration dates for mass impact. Here, he explains why.
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If you haven't read @GrimKim 's new piece on forced prison labor, drop everything and go do that.
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.
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Saw a van today that made my skin crawl
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"I don't need guns, I need fire extinguishers."
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Elizabeth Warren has no path to the Democratic nomination, but by dropping out and endorsing Bernie Sanders she can still help make her egalitarian vision a reality. via @hamiltonnolan
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1 year
Johnson ran on a platform of affordable housing, gender equity, police reform and good union jobs. Pundits claim that left candidates are unelectable, but Johnson’s win shows that you can run an unapologetically progressive campaign—and win.
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Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, defeating Paul Vallas and ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the Windy City.
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UPS sowing: hahaha. this rules. UPS reaping:
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4 years
Chilean President Salvador Allende was the first democratically-elected Marxist president in Latin America. Here is his final speech on Sept. 11, 1973 before his death in the U.S.-backed coup by Augusto Pinochet.
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In These Times
6 years
A lot of bad news today, but then there's this:
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Merriam-Webster
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📈'Socialism' has been our top search since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's primary win last night.
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Is your teen texting about the @uaw strike? LOL - Let’s Organize Labor BTFO - Big Three Fuel Outrage LMFAO - Labor Movement Fights Auto Oligarchy
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kristian steffany 🌹
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When @UAW is on strike
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Fixed it.
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President Biden
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Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism. It’s exploitation.
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Solidarity to the elf union’s labor stoppage this Christmas Eve.
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After workers staged a “Strikesgiving” protest at a Whole Foods store in Chicago, employees were offered more leniency in choosing whether to work on Thanksgiving—and were given double their regular pay if they did. The lesson: go on strike.
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In These Times
4 years
When it comes to Bernie 2020, accept no substitutes, argues @CarlBeijer
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In These Times
6 years
Democratic socialist Julia Salazar just won her race in New York:
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Rail bosses won’t solve the problems they created. It’s time to nationalize the rail system.
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6 years
This Latina Democratic Socialist Could Unseat One of the Most Powerful Democrats in Congress: @Ocasio2018
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1 year
Happy birthday to the one and only @JortsTheCat ! Bite your landlord and donate to @UFWupdates if ya can. 🎉
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Jorts (and Jean)
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May Day is also MY BIRTHDAY! If you would like to give me a present please follow the link and make a May Day donation to @UFWupdates . If you donate $15 or more, United Farm Workers will send you a digital copy of Jean’s Zine! LINK:
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5 years
Martin Luther King Jr. was an outspoken democratic socialist who believed that a multiracial working-class movement was required to overcome the failings of capitalism.
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Amazon made $9.9 billion in profits in the last quarter. After a 20 year old worker was killed due to their negligence, regulators issued a whopping $7,000 fine. Capitalism doesn't just tolerate unsafe working conditions—it incentivizes them.
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Caes Gruesbeck, just 20 years-old, died on the job at Amazon distribution center in Fort Wayne, Indiana after he got trapped by the machinery. He died of blunt force injuries. Amazon was fined only $7,000.
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5 years
MSNBC has been sidelining Bernie Sanders in its coverage of the 2020 Democratic primary. We have the receipts.
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The mainstream press has worked overtime to provide cover for Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. We’re proud to announce Media Against Apartheid and Displacement, a new platform from a coalition of movement journalism orgs working to uplift urgent reporting on the genocide.
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1 year
Meatpacking companies systematically closed union factories and hired immigrant workers they could intimidate with deportation. Now, in Iowa, those immigrant workers are braving retaliation to fight for a union.
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3 months
BREAKING: Baristas at 21 Starbucks stores are filing for union elections today. It's the largest single day filing since the campaign began. Starbucks, when will you come to the table?
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10 months
Just before the Fourth of July weekend, three UCSD academic workers were arrested by campus police on charges of felony vandalism and conspiracy to commit a crime. Their crime? Writing pro worker slogans—in washable markers and chalk.
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6 years
. @BernieSanders Is Now Backing @IronStache Randy Bryce—Which Could Be Very Bad News for Paul Ryan:
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There is nothing natural or inevitable about a world where "private equity" and "the wheelchair industry" exist in the same sentence.
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The wheelchair industry is now controlled by two private equity firms. They won't prioritize repairs, which aren't as profitable. So countless users have broken chairs and can't afford new ones. "My bones are deforming," said one senior who's waited for a repair for 3 years.
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7 years
Happy birthday to Malcolm X, born on this day in 1925.
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"Biden had the support of much of the corporate-aligned party establishment, as well as the billionaire class that correctly saw Bernie as an unprecedented existential threat to their economic interests." — @davidsirota
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“I take the lesson we were all supposed to learn from the Holocaust—that of 'never again'—to heart. It means never again not just for Jews, but never again for anyone.” @mindyisser
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6 years
In a Seismic Shift to the Left, Medicare for All Is Emerging as the New Democratic Party Consensus:
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When MSNBC’s primetime pundits do cover Bernie Sanders, they cover him more negatively than Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden. An investigation by @BMarchetich
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In These Times
5 years
No smear campaign against Ilhan Omar or Rashida Tlaib can change the fact that public opinion is shifting on Palestine.
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. @Ocasio2018 , a 28-year-old Latina democratic socialist, is on her way to defeating one of the most powerful establishment Democrats in Congress. This could change everything for the Democratic Party.
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Solidarity to the elf union’s labor stoppage this Christmas Eve.
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Good to know.
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Trump and the GOP have falsely tried to slam @RashidaTlaib as anti-semitic, but her constituents are standing by her side: "We are grateful to have someone in Washington fighting for us and our neighbors on health, environment and economy."
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In These Times
7 years
Happy birthday to Frederick Douglass, the great abolitionist, who we hope is being recognized more and more for his amazing job.
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Our friends @Mondoweiss published this illustration of Refaat + we're sharing with their permission. One thing that is so powerful about it, is how Refaat is depicted— raising a pen and so many others following suit. That tracks with something else @YousefAljamal told us:
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Calls for a general strike are usually dismissed as unrealistic. Now, labor leaders say it could happen. via @hamiltonnolan
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Nearly 50% of adults aged 55 to 66 have no retirement savings. Retirement is a site of class conflict, and the other side is winning.
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“There are few things as dehumanizing as when a politician you voted for greenlights the genocide and purposeful starvation of children who could be your own. For many, like me, Gaza is the last straw.”
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Last night, progressive Paula Jean Swearengin won West Virginia’s Democratic Senate primary—meaning the state could soon get a Bernie Sanders supporter, and coal miner’s daughter, in the U.S. Senate.
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When ​“people claim that @HelenGymPHL doesn’t get anything done, what they’re often implying is that low-income renters, immigrant families, service workers, children in juvenile detention centers, and educators don’t matter." 🔥 Viewpoint by @schooldaves
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In These Times
11 months
Is this public safety?
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Hannah Riley
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Atlanta Police arrest a 76 year old Stop Cop City activist for “criminal trespass” at Home Depot 🤡
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The union has charged Young Turks boss Cenk Uygur with firing an employee and withholding raises in retaliation for the union drive. via @hamiltonnolan
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In These Times
6 years
With massive teacher walkouts in Oklahoma and Kentucky today, and more potentially to come in Arizona and other states, strike fever appears to be spreading across the country.
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A complex web of private companies are profiting off of ICE's immigrant detention—from building facilities to providing tech infrastructure and financial services. @ddayen reports:
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Join us tonight for a special online event: "Labor Power in a Time of Crisis," featuring @BernieSanders , @FlyingWithSara , @BillFletcherJr , @hamiltonnolan and @rickperlstein . RSVP now to watch -- the event starts at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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“When corporate donors are able to fund militarized training facilities for the police, they are essentially buying off the police. They are making it clear who the police work for.”
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Trayvon Martin would have turned 24 today. Rest in power.
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The crypto market’s inevitable crash will pull America’s politics in an even scarier direction. via @hamiltonnolan
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the better we organize the sooner we never have to read headlines like this again
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You have to be kidding me. You have to.
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For the first time in U.S. history, today the Senate voted to advance legislation to withdraw the military from an unauthorized war using the War Powers Resolution. #Yemen via @MilesKLassin and @sarahlazare
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“We've been accused of causing a class war. Class war has been going on for 40 years in this country.” —Shawn Fain
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Happy 75th birthday to @BernieSanders , a long-distance runner in the struggle for justice.
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Democratic Elites Are Uneasy With Keith Ellison. That Is Exactly Why He Should Be Head of the DNC. @People4Bernie
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Coming off their historic strike, the @UAW has joined the call for a cease-fire. It’s a major sea change for the labor movement—and the fight for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel.
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"There can be no delay in mounting powerful opposition to the threat of yet another crime of aggression." —Noam Chomsky
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In These Times
1 year
We’re thrilled to announce that @alex__han will be our new Executive Director! At a time of incredible labor militancy, Alex’s ties to unions and grassroots social movements will help us grow the media we need to fight corporations and the Right.
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. @BernieSanders Is Narrowing the Gap in South Carolina: @KillerMike @People4Bernie
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“Ecosocialists in New York won because they’d built a bench of elected leaders. They won because their goal was unabashedly socialist. They also won, because they were willing to try everything, even when it was risky.” NEW from @lfeatherz :
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In These Times
1 year
In solidarity with @NYTimesGuild , we have redirected all @NYTimes links to the @NewsGuild walkout announcement. Don't cross the picket line today!
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Happy birthday to @BernieSanders , still putting in work at the age of 76.
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