A NEW MAGAZINE FOR NEW TIMES

This past year has been like nothing we've seen before. The election of Donald Trump has brought on new threats to women, workers, people of color and marginalized communities everywhere. But at the same time, we’ve seen an unprecedented outpouring of activism and organizing. Across the country, people are banding together to resist Trump’s reactionary agenda and push for real progressive change—from a higher minimum wage to action on climate change and single-payer healthcare.

As a non-profit, independent progressive magazine, the new In These Times will be there every step of the way, reporting on the growing resistance movements and campaigns to create a more just society. We’ve recommitted to covering efforts to protect and empower the communities who are now most at risk, and to highlighting the new ideas and new voices we desperately need.

The new In These Times will feature on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of social movements, as well as the ongoing battle to remake the Democratic Party in a bolder, more progressive direction. Each issue will be full of coverage you won’t find anywhere else, including incisive political analysis from the Left, thought-provoking features, investigative reporting, essays on culture and the arts, cartoons and much, much more.

We’ll delve into the most important political debates happening on the Left today—including how we can:

—Resist Trump

—Combat climate change

—Rein in corporate power

—Strengthen workers' rights

—End runaway income inequality

—Fight racism and white supremacy

—Curb mass incarceration and police violence

—Support the struggle of undocumented immigrants

—Expand the social safety net

—Protect voting rights

—Defend civil liberties

—Confront corporate capitalism

The new magazine will also be a place you can turn to for hope, highlighting some of the most effective and inspiring organizing happening today. 

If there was ever a moment to invest in independent, progressive journalism, this is it.

Every backer will get behind-the-scenes access to follow the progress of the new In These Times, as well as a chance to weigh in as we go.

A MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT

“In These Times provides a platform and sustained attention to a host of issues that are too-often overlooked by other outlets.”
—Chris Hayes, former In These Times senior editor and host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC

Your support will help cover the costs of expanding the magazine with more pages, more features, and more writers every month. As a non-profit magazine, In These Times has always relied on support from readers, not corporate advertisers, to continue publishing. Today, it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is the only way hard-hitting journalism has any chance of surviving.

It's a tragic irony of our time that just when we need bold, truth-telling journalism most, financial support for this kind of reporting has all but evaporated. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of full-time journalists working at daily newspapers fell by 40 percent. Every day there are fewer reporters on the beat, and less on the ground reporting is being done.

That may sound bleak, but we’ve never been more optimistic. Every day, more and more readers step up and show that quality journalism matters to them—and that they’re willing to chip in to support it. This is your chance to fund the kind of journalism you want to read.

FOUR DECADES OF MUCKRAKING AND TROUBLEMAKING

“Part of the reason the New Left [of the 1960s] disintegrated was that it had no intellectual center and no popular publication to disseminate its ideas and let people know what it was doing and why.”
—In These Times founder James Weinstein

In 1976, historian James Weinstein and a handful of journalists moved to Chicago to launch an independent publication to inform and critically analyze the emerging new movements on the American Left. They modeled their new publication on Appeal to Reason, a socialist newspaper from the turn of the century that once reached more than half a million subscribers.

from a 1915 issue of Appeal to Reason

The early issues of In These Times created a community for progressives who, inspired by the political rebellion of the 1960s, continued to desire transformative change. Over the years, In These Times carved out a unique space on the Left, bridging coverage of social movements with progressive electoral politics, while publishing groundbreaking investigations that challenged the growing power of corporations over government and our daily lives.

Today, there’s a new wave of people who are rising up to resist, but who also want new solutions to the problems we face. To meet the challenge—and the opportunity—of this moment, we’re re-envisioning the magazine from the ground up, to create a monthly magazine for these times. And we want you to be part of that process.

GO BEHIND THE SCENES …

Every backer will get special, behind the scenes access to follow the progress of the editorial and design teams as the new magazine comes together. You’ll also get a chance to weigh in, to let us know what you think and what you want to see, and to help shape the final product.

As a non-profit, we rely on support from our readers to go to press every month, and this magazine is just as much yours as it is ours.

… AND BE THE FIRST TO READ THE NEW 

This is your chance to be the first to read the new In These Times, hot off the press. But that’s not all—we also have all kinds of perks for each level of support to thank you for chipping in to make this project possible.

THE MAGAZINE: Get a one-year, two-year, or lifetime subscription to In These Times, starting with the first issue of the new format. 

"THE AGE OF INEQUALITY": New from Verso books, this collection highlights some of the best writing from In These Times charting the staggering rise in inequality and the fall of the American middle class over the past 40 years.

"#BLACKLIVESMATTER TO BLACK LIBERATION": From Haymarket books, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor looks at the rise of the Movement for Black Lives and its potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.

"OUTSIDER IN THE WHITE HOUSE" and "OUR REVOLUTION": Two books from Bernie Sanders—the first charting his unlikely rise from student activist to presidential candidate, and the second telling the story of his unprecedented 2016 campaign. 

"INVISIBLE BRIDGE": Get 12 issues of the new In These Times, plus a signed, hardback copy of Rick Perlstein's critically acclaimed book on the fall of Richard Nixon and the rise of Ronald Reagan, "The Invisible Bridge."

"THE S-WORD": Naomi Klein calls John Nichols book on the U.S.'s rich tradition of socialist thinkers and lawmakers “a crucial book” and “a chilling reminder of how much rich American history has been erased.”

"THE LONG DETOUR": James Weinstein's overview of the history of socialism in the United States and of the continuing relevance of socialist principles today. 

"NO IS NOT ENOUGH": Naomi Klein's newest book in response to the election of Donald Trump will help you understand not just how we got here, but how we can collectively come together to build a better world.

THE PARTY: Join us in Chicago on September 9th for our annual party, and help kick off the new In These Times in style. Hosted by Troy LaRaviere (the principal who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel), we'll be honoring Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director of the Domestic Workers Alliance, as well as Natalie Moore, Chicago reporter, ITT alumna and author of The South Side.

BE A PUBLISHER: Join the ITT Publishing Consortium as an Ally or Colleague, and help ensure the work we do can continue for the long-haul.

By chipping in to help support this campaign, you'll be investing in the next generation of journalists.