In These Times

U.S. democratic socialist / far-left

Background

In These Times was founded in 1976 by James Weinstein, a self-described lifelong socialist, as a broadsheet fortnightly newspaper with the explicit mission of challenging corporate capitalism. Its original tagline was 'The Socialist Newsweekly,' and its founding sponsors included prominent left-wing intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, Barbara Ehrenreich, Herbert Marcuse, and Julian Bond. Weinstein wanted the publication to be independent of any single party or faction, leading it to publish voices ranging from anarchists to labor union members to moderate progressives. It transitioned from a newspaper to a monthly magazine format over the decades and is now published online as well as in print from Chicago, Illinois. The Institute for Public Affairs, its nonprofit publisher, funds operations through a mix of reader donations, foundation grants, and union advertising. Media analysts including Media Bias/Fact Check rate it as far-left in editorial orientation, consistent with its democratic socialist roots. It has built a track record of investigative reporting on corporate and government wrongdoing, labor rights, and social justice movements, and its coverage of the Trump second term (beginning January 2025) has been uniformly adversarial, characterizing administration actions on trade, immigration enforcement, worker safety, and arts funding as damaging to workers and vulnerable communities.

Sources

1. In These Times (magazine) – Wikipedia
2. In These Times – About Page
3. In These Times – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
4. In These Times magazine – SourceWatch
5. Institute for Public Affairs – InfluenceWatch
6. Trump's First 100 Days Have Been an Absolute Disaster for Workers – In These Times
7. The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners – In These Times

Profile compiled 2026-06-29; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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