Andy Thayer is an anti-war activist and co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network in Chicago.

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All the Chicago Mayoral Candidates Are Getting It Wrong: We Don’t Need More Cops
The only real solution to reducing violence is reducing inequality.
Andy Thayer
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers UnionWU, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.