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James Thindwa
James Thindwa is a member of In These Times’ Board of Directors and a labor and community activist.
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Why Conservatives Can’t Fix Poverty
Newt Gingrich's new idea offers a stark reminder. more »
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The Paradigm Shifts
Occupy protests have focused the nation's attention on inequality. But how can this movement be sustained? more »
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Hold Them Accountable: Merit Pay for Congress
Public school teachers have taken a beating from politicians, opinion-makers, business and foundation leaders and just about everyone more »
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What Ails the Black Body Politic
The direction the Obama administration takes in the next two years depends in part on popular pressure. But more »
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Who Really Won in 2008?
The voters who made Barack Obama's historic election possible rightly expected far-reaching policy change. Yet what they have more »
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Dems, You Have the Power!
Last November, at one of the most perilous moments in U.S. history, Americans gave Barack Obama and more »
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The GOP’s Democracy Double Standard
The Republican Party's recent passion for "democracy" in the Middle East has been on full display. Republican leaders more »
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No Jobs Make Mean Streets
As urban economies collapse, gun violence rises more »
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Holding Barack Accountable
In recent weeks, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has treated his supporters to a series of unsettling revelations about more »
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Fox News’ Criminal Pundits
The sensationalist media inquest into Sen. Barack Obama's associations has cheapened the national debate. It has also exposed more »
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