Adam Doster - In These Times

Adam Doster, a contributing editor at In These Times, is a Chicago-based freelance writer and former reporter-blogger for Progress Illinois.

In June 2006, Doster joined In These Times as an editorial intern. A journalist based in Chicago, he has covered topics such as the labor movement, education, and electoral organizing for The Nation, The American Prospect, The Chicago Reader and WireTap, among others. In November 2007, he won the Campaign for College Affordability’s essay contest for his piece “When College Ends, So Does Activism.” Doster graduated with university honors from the University of Michigan in 2007. While in Ann Arbor, he served as the managing editor of The Michigan Independent, a monthly progressive magazine.

Lay off my water, Phoenix.

Taxes vs. Charity

Bike-Sharing Is Caring

Bike-sharing programs that provide cheap access to inner-city bicycles are popular all over Europe, and Beijing, and even American cities are catching on

Conflict of interest?

Wisky labor history

DoJ on prison stats

A penny for your thoughts

Hounding the Bush Dogs

Meet the candidates who are taking on conservative Democrats

Tasers aren’t fun

Wingnut Awareness Week

Neocons beat the war drum on college campuses

UHC and innovation

Read Tom Hayden on Obama

You know what grinds my gears?

Caging the Iran Hawks

Pirates of Private Equity

An insanely lucrative investment strategy finally faces public scrutiny

Bridge to D-town

The Business Vote? Really?

Chain Stores, Picket Fences and Tanks

American-style sprawl is adversely affecting the outposts of our global empire

Labor Takes a Seat in the Classroom

Educators are taking steps to bring union history into American schools

Mainers Give Grads Debt Relief

Their state's economy at a crossroads, politicians embrace Opportunity Maine, which eases the financial burden of going to college

When College Ends, So Does Activism

Why selling out is a depressingly rational choice for many graduates

Dancing Into the Majority

Once alienated, grassroots activists are finding ways to work with the Democratic Party establishment

The Udall Boys lead the Democratic charge for the Senate

Education Reform: Pass or Fail?

As No Child Left Behind comes due for reauthorization, questions remain about whether it really helps children learn

MoveOn Members Call for Change

White-Collar Workers Unite

Barbara Ehrenreich received a grant from SEIU (Service Employees International Union) to start United Professionals (UP), whose mission is to "protect and preserve the American middle class..."

The Crazy Kazakh Correspondent

How Borat reveals American bigotry and foreign policy double standards.

SDS, New and Improved

SDS reforms at University of Chicago convention.

Bigger Salaries for Big Box Workers?

Will Chicago Pass a Big Box Ordinance to raise worker wages?

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