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Sarah Lazare
Sarah Lazare is web editor at In These Times. She comes from a background in independent journalism for publications including The Intercept, The Nation, and Tom Dispatch. She tweets at @sarahlazare.
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The Unions Backing Friday’s Global Climate Strike—And What It Means
When asked why he’s planning to support the Global Climate Strike slated for September 20, Larry Hopkins, a rail crew driver for the transportation and maintenance company Hallcon, says the reason is... MORE
Working · September 19, 2019
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A Close Look at Kamala Harris’ Hawkish Foreign Policy
Harris has little to say on the subject. But her record speaks volumes. MORE
Features · September 10, 2019
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The Impossible Decisions Palestinians Are Forced to Make
An interview with Yousef Munayyer, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights. MORE
Features · August 16, 2019
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Kentucky Miners Are Blocking a Coal Train for Back Pay. We Talked to One About a Just Transition.
On July 29, coal miners in Cumberland, Kentucky began blocking a train carrying more than $1 million worth of coal to protest their former employer, Blackjewel LLC, which declared bankruptcy on July 1. According to... MORE
Working · August 5, 2019
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The Democratic Party’s Iran Warhawks Who Fly Under the Radar
Junior Democrats who voted against an anti-war amendment have ties to the Saudi and UAE lobbies. MORE
Features · July 23, 2019
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The Media Uses Coal Miners To Attack the Green New Deal—Then Ignores Their Pension Fight
In 34 stories about coal miners, the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico did not once cover miners' pension and healthcare demands. MORE
Features · July 11, 2019
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The Media Uses Coal Miners To Attack the Green New Deal—Then Ignores Their Pension Fight
Anna Attie, Eleanor Colbert and Daniel Fernandez contributed research to this report. To stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, at least 80 percent of coal reserves must stay in the ground,... MORE
Working · July 11, 2019
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When It Comes to U.S. Militarism, Elizabeth Warren Is No Progressive
There's one important issue on which Warren has not veered far from the Democratic establishment. MORE
Features · May 17, 2019
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It’s Not Progressive To Fund Medicare for All by Agreeing to a Bloated Military
House Progressives tried to tie funding for bold social programs to the military budget, dollar for dollar. That's timid and wrongheaded. MORE
Views · May 15, 2019
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The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.
The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight. MORE
Features · May 7, 2019