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09/04/2026

09/02/2026

How is progressive power being built—from the picket line to the ballot box?

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09/02/2026

A union is often where people first vote, run for office and experience democracy in action. When workers lose the freedom to organize, bargain and speak out, the consequences reach far beyond the workplace.

Luc Triangle and Cathy Feingold explain why the erosion of workers’ rights under Trump threatens civic participation at home and sets a dangerous precedent abroad.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/workers-rights-union-labor-report

09/01/2026

We’re still dreaming about what felt like a perfect evening of art, inspiration and commitment to antifascism in every realm.

Check out these scenes from Molly Crabapple’s pop-up art show and emergency fundraiser for In These Times in New York City on August 25.

Readers, writers, artists and advocates gathered to view Molly’s work, discuss art, politics and independent media, and support the future of worker-centered journalism.

Thank you to Molly and everyone who joined us. Visit our events website for future opportunities to meet in person with the In These Times community.

https://www.allyoufascistsboundtolose.com/

09/01/2026

“Immigrant women have always been the most vulnerable people in the prison system because there is no accountability for the guards.”

In prisons and detention centers, strip searches are treated as routine security procedures. But incarcerated women describe them as invasive, humiliating and traumatizing—and as a practice that can be used by guards to intimidate and abuse them.

In the cover story this month, Khawla Nakua investigates the everyday violence of prison strip searches, the lack of accountability surrounding them and the campaign to eliminate the practice.

Illustration by: Hanna Barczyk-Camarotti

https://inthesetimes.com/article/investigation-prison-abolition-invasive-humiliating-routine-violence-incarceration-women-strip-searches

08/31/2026

Can we build a movement that fights for tenants AND workers at the same time? Organizers across the country are already doing it — and they're going to tell us how.

In These Times is teaming up with Bargaining for the Common Good for a virtual panel featuring folks from the Chicago Teachers Union, Connecticut Tenants Union, House Our Neighbors, Kentucky Tenants Union and Reclaim Rhode Island. They'll dig into the strategy, the wins, and the lessons learned from bringing tenant and labor organizing together.

🗓️ Tuesday, September 8
🕕 4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET
💻 Free & virtual

Grab your spot and bring a friend — this is the kind of organizing conversation you don't want to miss.

https://www.allyoufascistsboundtolose.com/calendar/home-is-where-the-union-is

08/30/2026

Who should benefit from artificial intelligence?

Miles Kampf-Lassin writes that AI rests on the collective knowledge of humanity and the creative work of millions. His latest looks at efforts to challenge billionaire control of the technology and make AI work for the public.

“The core principle of making AI actually work for the people who catalyzed its development is one worth pursuing.”

https://inthesetimes.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-centers-palantir

08/30/2026

On Fred Hampton’s birthday, revisit the history of his life and assassination.

In his review of Jeffrey Haas’ The Assassination of Fred Hampton, Salim Muwakkil considers the evidence that the FBI, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office and Chicago police conspired in the 1969 raid that killed Hampton and fellow Black Panther Mark Clark.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/assassinated-by-the-state

08/29/2026

UFC fights on the White House lawn. Crypto investors describing their own industry in terms like “zombie coins and ghost chains.” AI hallucinations being scraped to train more AI.

Miles Kampf-Lassin takes stock of some of the latest developments in late capitalism—and the line between absurdity and everyday life keeps getting harder to find.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/crypto-ai-hallucination-late-capitalism

08/28/2026

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