November 15, 2018

Inside Geoengineers’ Risky Plan To Block Out the Sun

Some scientists say it’s necessary to save the climate. An indigenous-led opposition says it will only save the fossil fuel economy. MORE

By Kate Aronoff

Features

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  The Illegitimacy of the Ruling Class

  Americans are losing faith in governance by the elite. MORE

  By Thea N. Riofrancos

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  The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of

  What Westerners can learn from collective “money circles.” MORE

  By Valerie Vande Panne

Act Locally

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  On Tuesday, Oaklanders Will Decide Whether Landlords Can Evict Them for No Reason

  In a city that has become ground zero for gentrification, black working-class tenants are leading a fight to stay in their homes. MORE

  By Eli Day

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  For 40 Years, Alaska Has Modeled a Universal Income. Now That’s in Peril.

  Is the way to save the dividend through taxing the rich or slashing state services? MORE

  By Yereth Rosen

Culture

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  Want Better Sex? Try Socialism.

  In “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism,” Kristen R. Ghodsee argues that economic independence for women not only helps all of society—it improves heterosexual relationships too. MORE

  By Jane Miller

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  15 Years Ago, We Predicted the Financial Crash. We Think Another Is On Its Way.

  In These Times called for real bank regulation back in 2003—it still hasn’t happened. MORE

  By In These Times Editors

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  News Feed Fatigue: It’s Getting Harder To Think

  The case for taking a break from the news. MORE

  By Jessa Crispin

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  China’s Digitized Abyss: YY and the Void of Online Fame

  Hao Wu’s documentary People’s Republic of Desire explores the dystopia of livestream fandom. MORE

  By Michael Atkinson

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  Actually, We Don’t Need To Grow the Economy

  Protecting the planet requires scaling down, not up. MORE

  By Dayton Martindale

Columnists

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  When Will Obama Aides Come Clean About U.S.-Saudi War Crimes?

  Now that Saudi Arabia has become a P.R. liability, Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes have quietly condemned the war in Yemen. But when they had the power to stop it, they were… MORE

  By Sarah Lazare

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  We Can Fight Climate Change and Still Eat Beef

  How grass-fed cattle can sequester carbon and rebuild soil. MORE

  By Paige Stanley

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  Climate-Friendly Beef Is a Myth. Don’t Buy It.

  There’s no way around it: Take on the meat industry or face ecological disaster. MORE

  By Jennifer Molidor

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  Anything Cows Can Do, Elk Can Do Better

  Most sustainable food models rely on domesticated animals. They don’t need to—and shouldn’t. MORE

  By Nassim Nobari