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Michelle Chen
Michelle Chen is a contributing editor at In These Times. She is a regular contributor to the labor rights blog Working In These Times, Colorlines.com, and Pacifica’s WBAI. Her work has also appeared in The Nation, Alternet, Ms. Magazine, Newsday, and her old zine, cain. Follow her on Twitter at @meeshellchen or reach her at michellechen @ inthesetimes,com.
Most Recent Articles
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Working
Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders
The United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants more »
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Shame of the Nation: House VAWA Bill Ratchets Up Attacks on Domestic Violence Survivors
Women have been under economic assault in Washington for months. Deficit hawks have taken aim at social programs more »
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Child Labor and Agribusiness Churn Washington’s Food Fight
For a moment in Washington, it seemed like the White House was finally getting serious about reforming the more »
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U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Politics
In the Kingdom of Jordan, conflict erupted in the Palestinian refugee community, but it wasn't the kind more »
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Beyond May Day, Frustrated Immigrant Movement Forges Ahead
The waves of protests and rallies on May Day 2012 had barely cleared out when police happened upon more more »
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Uprising
Freeing the University: Education Occupation on May Day
Pop quiz: what’s the value of an American education? To some, it’s a booming... more »
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Working
Depression Symptoms: What’s Behind Europe’s Spike in Suicides
The metaphor of suicide has been used to depict the downward spiral surrounding countries bludgeoned by the economic more »
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Working
Labor Action and Inaction in Colombia Free Trade Deal
As the media swarmed over the scandal surrounding the Secret Service’s alleged carousing with prostitutes in more »
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Working
Romney-Rosen Firestorm Is Reminder: We Need to Redefine Gender Justice
It’s almost poetic that this year’s Equal Pay Day—the one day of more »
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Apple’s Two Faces: Power Gaps Between Brazil and China Foxconn Workers
Apple presides over a global technology empire, but the economic landscapes it shapes around the world are strangely more »
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