J.P.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social
editor at in these times magazine, dancing cowboy, basketball fanatic
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As fascism’s grip only grows tighter, the popular fronts of yesterday can become blueprints for solidarity today.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social brings to you the next #BigIdea
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@leftiecowboy.bsky.social brings to you the next #BigIdea
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October 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As fascism’s grip only grows tighter, the popular fronts of yesterday can become blueprints for solidarity today.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social brings to you the next #BigIdea
inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social brings to you the next #BigIdea
inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
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“From fascist Europe to Cold War America, reactionary movements have framed their aggression as self-defense. Today, this persists in appeals to cultural grievance and racial anxiety, obscuring the immense financial and institutional power behind them.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com
Charlie Kirk and the Free Speech Hoax
The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“From fascist Europe to Cold War America, reactionary movements have framed their aggression as self-defense. Today, this persists in appeals to cultural grievance and racial anxiety, obscuring the immense financial and institutional power behind them.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com
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I wrote about Pete Hegseth, that terrible modern day American Narcissus, for the new issue of @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/amer...
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I wrote about Pete Hegseth, that terrible modern day American Narcissus, for the new issue of @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/amer...
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Today, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports on the union shareholders fighting both ICE & the data brokers feeding it information.
"With no one stepping in to create some guardrails, [AI] will become harder and harder to regulate." - Emma Pullman of @bcgeu.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
"With no one stepping in to create some guardrails, [AI] will become harder and harder to regulate." - Emma Pullman of @bcgeu.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
The Data Brokers Fueling ICE’s Deportation Machine—And the Union Shareholders Fighting Back
"As investors, we are thinking about this as a risk to our investments, but also as a social and ethical issue.”
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October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports on the union shareholders fighting both ICE & the data brokers feeding it information.
"With no one stepping in to create some guardrails, [AI] will become harder and harder to regulate." - Emma Pullman of @bcgeu.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
"With no one stepping in to create some guardrails, [AI] will become harder and harder to regulate." - Emma Pullman of @bcgeu.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
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Pension funds quietly shape our economy, & their power could be used to secure climate justice & worker security.
@bradlander.bsky.social, @seiu521.bsky.social Pres Mullissa Willette, & #TeslaTakedown’s Evan Sutton join
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social to discuss the pain & possibilities of pensions.
@bradlander.bsky.social, @seiu521.bsky.social Pres Mullissa Willette, & #TeslaTakedown’s Evan Sutton join
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social to discuss the pain & possibilities of pensions.
The Pain and Possibility of Pensions
A roundtable discussion with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, CalPERS board member and SEIU Local 521 President Mullissa Willette and Evan Sutton of #TeslaTakedown
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October 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Pension funds quietly shape our economy, & their power could be used to secure climate justice & worker security.
@bradlander.bsky.social, @seiu521.bsky.social Pres Mullissa Willette, & #TeslaTakedown’s Evan Sutton join
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social to discuss the pain & possibilities of pensions.
@bradlander.bsky.social, @seiu521.bsky.social Pres Mullissa Willette, & #TeslaTakedown’s Evan Sutton join
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social to discuss the pain & possibilities of pensions.
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#BigIdea: Universal Retirement Access for All - Every worker, no matter the job, should have a reliable way to build a nest egg.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the past and present of one solution to support our elders.
inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the past and present of one solution to support our elders.
inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#BigIdea: Universal Retirement Access for All - Every worker, no matter the job, should have a reliable way to build a nest egg.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the past and present of one solution to support our elders.
inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the past and present of one solution to support our elders.
inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
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"The U.S. government has long denied farmworkers the protections of basic labor law. While the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 guarantee workers overtime pay and the right to unionize, both laws ... exclude agricultural workers."
"The real solution, then, is not deportations but full rights for all workers. That means not only citizenship rights but labor rights, too." inthesetimes.com/article/farm...
The Battle for the Future of Farmwork
Trump’s immigration crackdown and a growing union effort are transforming Upstate New York into a battleground over farmwork’s future.
inthesetimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"The U.S. government has long denied farmworkers the protections of basic labor law. While the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 guarantee workers overtime pay and the right to unionize, both laws ... exclude agricultural workers."
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Today, @leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the necessity of "ending a system in which only those deemed 'productive' or 'deserving' are allowed to live well."
inthesetimes.com/article/heal...
inthesetimes.com/article/heal...
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today, @leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains the necessity of "ending a system in which only those deemed 'productive' or 'deserving' are allowed to live well."
inthesetimes.com/article/heal...
inthesetimes.com/article/heal...
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This month’s @inthesetimes.com features Health Communism in @leftiecowboy.bsky.social’s Big Ideas column—we appreciate the care taken in engaging our work & translating it into such a great distillation (no easy feat lol)—health communism is the antidote to MAHA & is needed now more than ever 🖤
August 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This month’s @inthesetimes.com features Health Communism in @leftiecowboy.bsky.social’s Big Ideas column—we appreciate the care taken in engaging our work & translating it into such a great distillation (no easy feat lol)—health communism is the antidote to MAHA & is needed now more than ever 🖤
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Liberation Theology—a movement born in Latin America—reads Church teachings through a Marxist lens.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social breaks it down:
🔗 inthesetimes.com/article/libe...
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social breaks it down:
🔗 inthesetimes.com/article/libe...
July 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Liberation Theology—a movement born in Latin America—reads Church teachings through a Marxist lens.
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social breaks it down:
🔗 inthesetimes.com/article/libe...
@leftiecowboy.bsky.social breaks it down:
🔗 inthesetimes.com/article/libe...
"The real solution, then, is not deportations but full rights for all workers. That means not only citizenship rights but labor rights, too." inthesetimes.com/article/farm...
The Battle for the Future of Farmwork
Trump’s immigration crackdown and a growing union effort are transforming Upstate New York into a battleground over farmwork’s future.
inthesetimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"The real solution, then, is not deportations but full rights for all workers. That means not only citizenship rights but labor rights, too." inthesetimes.com/article/farm...
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In a state with one of the most challenging referendum processes in the nation, organizers gathered more than double the number of required signatures to give voters a chance to defeat an anti-union bill. inthesetimes.com/article/utah...
Utah Labor Coalition Puts Bargaining Ban on Hold with Historic Referendum
The group collected over 300,000 signatures opposing Utah’s ban on public sector collective bargaining, giving voters the chance to reject it.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In a state with one of the most challenging referendum processes in the nation, organizers gathered more than double the number of required signatures to give voters a chance to defeat an anti-union bill. inthesetimes.com/article/utah...
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NYC used ranked-choice voting in it's mayoral primary. Read about how it works: inthesetimes.com/article/rank...
Big Idea: Ranked-Choice Voting
Ranked-choice elections, which allow voters to express their preference for third-party candidates without "splitting the vote," could help bring disillusioned Americans back to the ballot box.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NYC used ranked-choice voting in it's mayoral primary. Read about how it works: inthesetimes.com/article/rank...
"Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice." inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza
Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice.
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June 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice." inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
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"If we don’t use this opportunity to build lasting power, then we’re just blowing off steam," @ufcwforward.bsky.social told reporter @lfelizleon.bsky.social
Luis reported on protests in six cities and what's next after the 5 million strong nationwide mobilization
inthesetimes.com/article/no-k...
Luis reported on protests in six cities and what's next after the 5 million strong nationwide mobilization
inthesetimes.com/article/no-k...
“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor
This weekend’s protests rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?
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June 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"If we don’t use this opportunity to build lasting power, then we’re just blowing off steam," @ufcwforward.bsky.social told reporter @lfelizleon.bsky.social
Luis reported on protests in six cities and what's next after the 5 million strong nationwide mobilization
inthesetimes.com/article/no-k...
Luis reported on protests in six cities and what's next after the 5 million strong nationwide mobilization
inthesetimes.com/article/no-k...
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By engaging in this very public, and risky, protest tactic, the hunger strikers are picking up on a long tradition of calculated starvation as a method of forcing a public confrontation with crises." @shaneburley.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
BREAKING: Jewish Leaders in Chicago Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike
As part of a nationwide mobilization, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace are putting their bodies on the line in solidarity with Gazans suffering from hunger during Israel’s blockade. By engaging i...
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June 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
By engaging in this very public, and risky, protest tactic, the hunger strikers are picking up on a long tradition of calculated starvation as a method of forcing a public confrontation with crises." @shaneburley.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
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My essay about the brilliant, pioneering & shockingly forgotten showrunner-pioneer Gertrude Berg, who invented the family sitcom (pre-Lucy!), then got eaten by the blacklist in the 1950s — a story with disturbing modern parallels
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Forgotten Inventor of the Sitcom
Gertrude Berg’s “The Goldbergs” was a bold, beloved portrait of a Jewish family. Then the blacklist obliterated her legacy.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My essay about the brilliant, pioneering & shockingly forgotten showrunner-pioneer Gertrude Berg, who invented the family sitcom (pre-Lucy!), then got eaten by the blacklist in the 1950s — a story with disturbing modern parallels
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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SEIU was already stepping up for immigrants, but the Los Angeles raids and David Huerta's arrest propelled it to the forefront of the fight against authoritarianism.
read @lfelizleon.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/davi...
read @lfelizleon.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/davi...
Trump Has Put a Target on SEIU, and the Labor Movement Is Fighting Back
The arrest of labor leader David Huerta in Los Angeles has put unions on the leading edge of resistance to mounting authoritarianism.
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June 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
SEIU was already stepping up for immigrants, but the Los Angeles raids and David Huerta's arrest propelled it to the forefront of the fight against authoritarianism.
read @lfelizleon.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/davi...
read @lfelizleon.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/davi...
I recently wrote about the importance of just-cause eviction laws, but this is a powerful reminder that renters don’t have to wait on lawmakers to take action. The power to organize—and win—is already in our hands. @rebeccaburns.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win
A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I recently wrote about the importance of just-cause eviction laws, but this is a powerful reminder that renters don’t have to wait on lawmakers to take action. The power to organize—and win—is already in our hands. @rebeccaburns.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
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"Landlords have a lot of power over tenants’ living conditions, and just-cause laws shift some of that power back into the hands of renters, promoting housing stability and better quality of life." @leftiecowboy.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
Many Evictions Are Informal or Illegal—Just-Cause Protections Can Help
When just-cause protections are in place, landlords need a valid reason, like non-payment of rent, to evict a tenant.
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June 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Landlords have a lot of power over tenants’ living conditions, and just-cause laws shift some of that power back into the hands of renters, promoting housing stability and better quality of life." @leftiecowboy.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
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From draconian laws, FBI intimidation & trumped-up RICO charges to online doxing campaigns, defunding & deportation threats, the Trump admin is attacking protesters from all sides. But activists refuse to back down. Read Adam Federman’s new cover story @inthesetimes.com & @typeinvestigations.org.
“I Am Not Afraid”
The Trump administration is attacking protesters from all angles. Activists refuse to back down.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
From draconian laws, FBI intimidation & trumped-up RICO charges to online doxing campaigns, defunding & deportation threats, the Trump admin is attacking protesters from all sides. But activists refuse to back down. Read Adam Federman’s new cover story @inthesetimes.com & @typeinvestigations.org.
“They’re destroying the port that gets fuel in and destroying the port that gets food in. That’s a recipe for famine. I can’t even think of words to use to describe what’s going to happen.” inthesetimes.com/article/no-w... by @sarahlazare.bsky.social
No Wheat, Milk, Rice, Medicines: How the U.S. and Israel Are Starving Yemen
The Trump administration announced a truce with the Houthi rebels on May 6, but this was after the United States had already bombed critical infrastructure for importing food and fuel.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“They’re destroying the port that gets fuel in and destroying the port that gets food in. That’s a recipe for famine. I can’t even think of words to use to describe what’s going to happen.” inthesetimes.com/article/no-w... by @sarahlazare.bsky.social
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This article is a joint publication of @inthesetimes.com and @workdaymagazine.bsky.social. You can see the Workday Magazine version here. Thanks so much to @leftiecowboy.bsky.social for the excellent edits!
No Wheat, Milk, Rice, Medicines: How the U.S. and Israel Are Starving Yemen - Workday Magazine
Most of Mohammed Mohsen’s neighbors live in a state of deprivation and hunger, reliant on the World Food Programme for daily survival. When he is able to get donations from individuals abroad, Mohsen ...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This article is a joint publication of @inthesetimes.com and @workdaymagazine.bsky.social. You can see the Workday Magazine version here. Thanks so much to @leftiecowboy.bsky.social for the excellent edits!
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“I feel like alders are missing the fact that teens need a space, a space that is welcoming and a space that doesn’t really limit them. There are rules everywhere, but I feel like there should be a space where teens can meet up and not be watched by 100 policemen.”
In this same series, Black teenagers spoke to The TRiiBE about teen trends, how they’re treated in Chicago’s Loop, and what solutions could fill the gap in youth-oriented spaces.
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‘There are no places for us to just be free’ • The TRiiBE
Black teenagers spoke to The TRiiBE about teen trends, how they’re treated in the Loop, and what solutions could fill the gap in youth-oriented spaces.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“I feel like alders are missing the fact that teens need a space, a space that is welcoming and a space that doesn’t really limit them. There are rules everywhere, but I feel like there should be a space where teens can meet up and not be watched by 100 policemen.”