The magazine covers the labor movement, environmental issues, feminism, grassroots democracy, minority communities and the media.
In These Times is also known for its investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, its coverage of international affairs, and its cultural criticism.
Its founding editor and publisher is James Weinstein; its editor is Joel Bleifuss.
Regular contributors include Barbara Ehrenreich, Laura Flanders, Annette Fuentes, Juan Gonzalez, David Graeber, Miles Harvey, Paul Hockenos, George Hodak, Doug Ireland, Naomi Klein, Dave Mulcahey, Kim Phillips-Fein, Jeffrey St. Clair, Jane Slaughter, Fred Weir, and G. Pascal Zachary.