June 2024 Volume 48, Issue 5
![Democratic Rep. Summer Lee, who at the time was a candidate for the state House, at a demonstration in Pittsburgh for Antwon Rose, who was killed by police, in 2018. Lee recently defeated her 2024 primary challenger.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/imgproxy.gridwork.co/-LrIesEe4s3KynvQXJzd7k2ALqF0w5PFq1QQm4CvMts/w:600/h:784/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:82/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9pdHQtaW1hZ2VzL0lUVF80ODA1X2JpZy5qcGc.jpg)
June 2024
Viewpoint
Project 2025 Is Already Here
Gillian Kane
Israel & Palestine
The Corporate Power Brokers Behind AIPAC’s War on the Squad
Branko Marcetic
Dispatch
Interview
Goodbye Julia Brings Sudan Front and Center
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Culture
No, JoJo Siwa Did Not Invent Gay Pop
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo
Investigation
The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders
Alessandra Bergamin
Departments
When transit riders refuse to just sit back
J. Patrick Patterson
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InvestigationGoodman Institute
The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders
Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.
Alessandra Bergamin
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Departments
When transit riders refuse to just sit back
Though public transportation is a vital resource for many, governments don't always adequately invest in it. Transit rider unions can get us back on the right track.
J. Patrick Patterson
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InterviewCulture
Goodbye Julia Brings Sudan Front and Center
Director Mohamed Kordofani discusses how the film became a powerful exploration of injustice and reconciliation.
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
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Dispatch
“Raid Happening Now”: Scenes from UChicago’s Popular University
“We are the encampment. We’ll be back.”
Eman Abdelhadi
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Culture
No, JoJo Siwa Did Not Invent Gay Pop
Let’s not erase the icons that came before us.
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo
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Viewpoint
Independent Press for Working People and a Free Palestine
In These Times was recently awarded the 2024 Izzy Award for “outstanding achievement in independent media.” This speech has been significantly edited for length and clarity.
Alex Han
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Comics
The Devil Works Hard but the Passive Voice Works Harder
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Israel & PalestineInvestigation
The Corporate Power Brokers Behind AIPAC’s War on the Squad
An In These Times investigation reveals the individuals behind AIPAC's election war chest: nearly 60% are CEOs and other top executives at the country's largest corporations.
Branko Marcetic
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ViewpointElection 2024
Project 2025 Is Already Here
Core aspects of the far-right plan to overhaul U.S. government are already being put into place, through an anti-abortion influence campaign overseas.
Gillian Kane