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James Thindwa is a Chicago resident and long time labor and community activist. He serves on the board of directors of, and writes for, In These Times magazine. Thindwa's work was featured on the Bill Moyers Journal on March 27, 2009.
(4 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 21, 2013 Locked Up to Disenfranchize
Article reflects on growing calls by conservatives to decriminalize drugs. This creates the potential of a formidable left-right alliance to to end incarceration's impact on voting rights
(7 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 3, 2011 Climate Gambit: How Rightwing Hypocrisy Endangers Us
When championing Iraq War, Republicans disregarded issue of evidence of WMDs because national security was at stake. But they opposed climate legislation because there was insufficient evidence of global warming. How does the GOP reconcile support for war without evidence, with rejecting climate legislation, which is supported by scientific evidence? Isn't global warming a greater threat to national security?