25 April 2020
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Would We Have Already Had a COVID-19 Vaccine Under Socialism?
Debunking the myth that capitalism drives innovation.
BY VANESSA A. BEE
Koch-Funded Think Tanks Are Lobbying to Send Workers to Their Deaths
The same think tanks that have been undermining workers' rights for decades now want workers to die for Trump's "reopening."
BY SARAH LAZARE
Capitalism Is Failing Its Coronavirus Stress Test—Only Workers Can Turn Things Around
Corporations will only do the right thing if we make them.
BY LABOR LEADERS
As Oil Plummets, Climate Activists Say Now Is the Time to Mobilize for a Green New Deal
Earth Day is more important now than ever. Here’s how the climate movement is getting organized.
BY CHRISTINE MACDONALD
Tired of Fighting About Third Parties? Just Enact Ranked Choice Voting.
Rather than scolding voters for wanting more options, we should put in place a more representative system.
BY ROB RICHIE AND DAVID DALEY
Fake Meat Is All the Rage—And It Can Help Us Fight Climate Change
A case for the Impossible: the greatest thing since sliced bread.
BY DAYTON MARTINDALE
Impossible Burgers Won’t Save the Environment—They’re Just a Greenwashing Trend
High-tech fake meat giants are more interested in making a quick buck than mitigating climate change.
ALICIA KENNEDY
Is the Present Too Much? It’s a Good Time To Take Up Afrofuturism.
Marvel’s ‘Black Panther,’ Octavia Butler’s science fiction and Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ are all prime examples of this movement celebrating the Black experience.
BY IN THESE TIMES EDITORS
WORKING IN THESE TIMES
VA Workers Say Southern States Reopening Too Soon Puts Veterans’ Lives At Risk
Already understaffed and short on PPE, medical workers dread a new outbreak if Southern governors reopen businesses.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES
Ten Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, We’re on Course to Repeat One of Our Worst Mistakes
A decade after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Gulf ecosystems haven't recovered. And we're on course for another catastrophic spill.
BY TARA LOHAN
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