In These Times
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In These Times is a monthly magazine (formerly a biweekly magazine) of news and opinion published in Chicago. It has a circulation of over 21,000 (2004). In These Times was established in 1976 by James Weinstein, a life-long socialist, with the aid of prominent left-wing intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Herbert Marcuse. As a non-profit organization, In These Times is financed through subscriptions and donations. The magazine covers the labor movement, environmental issues, feminism, grassroots democracy, minority communities and the media. In These Times is also known for its ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Audience:
Small audience (10-100K) (English)
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National
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
Managers: Joel Bleifuss
Research
Location:
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647, US
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Edited By:
Ezra Fox
Last Edit:
Jul 24, 2006 - 5:18 PM PDT
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An End to the War on Weed?
As a medley of border violence, recessionary pressure, international criticism and popular acceptance steadily undermines America’s decades-long effort to eliminate drugs ...Posted by Leo Romero -
We Arm the World
In 2007, U.S. foreign military sales agreements totaled more than $32 billion — nearly triple the amount during President Bush’s first full year in office. The Pentagon ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
It’s not easy becoming green
Meeting the challenge of global climate change will involve an enormous amount of work — solarizing and retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency, manufacturing electric ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Obama has continually been asked to defend something that ought to be at democracy’s heart: the importance of talking to as many people as possible in this complicated and ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Why Soldiers Rape
the attention always focuses on the women: where they were when assaulted, their relations with the assailant, the effects on their mental health and careers, whether they are ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
McSexist: McCain's War on Women
Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign and the media would have us believe that herds of disaffected women voters will be stampeding to the Republicans this year because a ...Posted by Jeannette Harris -
Is the Fourth Estate a Fifth Column?
Sadly, in many respects, the Fourth Estate has become the fifth column of democracy, colluding with the powers that be in a culture of deception that subverts the thing most ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Dismantling the Myth of McCain
McCain's strength stems from his media-fostered image as a straight-talking maverick reformer and former prisoner of war.Posted by Chris Finnie -
Killer Credit
Like mortgages, credit card debt is often carved up and sold on global debt markets as securities. Since borrowers generally pay back what they owe, that debt has been ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Empires Architecture
Panic shot through the State Department and White House earlier this summer when the American architecture firm Berger Devine Yaeger posted computer-generated images and ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Will ‘Astroturf’ Groups Block Net Neutrality Reform?
Jim Hightower describes astroturf organizations as “the corporate version of grassroots…well-orchestrated PR efforts that put real folks out front, but are instigated, ...Posted by Ben Ross -
Shilling on the Corporate Dollar
Testifying before the Senate labor and health committee hearing in March, economist Anne Layne-Farrar of the corporate consulting firm LECG warned about the horrendous impact ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Key Dems Back Public Option
If AHSA became law, it would create a federal health insurance system administered by the states. The insurance program would give patients an unlimited choice of doctors and ...Posted by Ben Ross -
Moving Forward Without Dogma
Despite the severity of the current economic crisis, the morale of the progressive movement remains sky high. Liberals, progressives and leftists worked their tails off to ...Posted by Leo Romero -
How Obama Can Fix The Other Disaster in Bush's Legacy: The War on Workers
On virtually every front, the Labor Department that was supposed to protect workers’ lives and paychecks did practically nothing to stop 6,000 workers from being killed on ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Americans Unwilling to Face Reality
It’s not as though no one saw it coming. Here’s the economist Michael Hudson, writing in the May 2006 issue of Harper’s magazine: “The reality is that, although home ...Posted by Marsha Iverson -
The $700 Billion Questions
Whether the bill passes or not, the drafting of it--even the mere thinking of it--is the single most clear sign that all of the major tenets of American democracy are on the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Don't Tase Me, GOP
The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department ordered 230 stun guns in late February -- adding to the 140 ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius
The report alleges that Toyota exploits guest workers, mostly shipped in from China and Vietnam. According to the NLC, these workers are "stripped of their passports and often ...Posted by Denise Clendening -
China's Valley of Tears
Modern-day China is not an oriental-despotic distortion of capitalism, but rather the repetition of capitalism's development in Europe itself. In the early modern era, most ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Media and Politics (5), Bush Administration (4), U.S. Congress (3), Presidential Election 2008 (3), U.S. Economy (3), Money and Politics (3), John McCain (3), Law Enforcement (3), Human Rights (3), Department of Defense (3), Finance (2), Health Care (2), Domestic Spying (2), Obama Administration (2), Labor (2)...
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Lindsay Beyerstein (3), David Sirota (3), Frida Berrigan (2), David Moberg (2), Art Levine (2), Pat Aufderheide (1), Allen Mcduffee (1), Leah H Nelson (1), Susan J Douglas (1), Conor Kenny (1), Steven F Freeman (1), David Roberts (1), Helen Benedict (1), Editor (1), Ken Brociner (1)...
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