Alex Lubben is the former Deputy Publisher at In These Times and is currently a freelance journalist in New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @alexlubben.
Dispatch
Hawai‘i’s Managed Retreat Proposal Offers an Early Model for Relocation—At a Cost
As seas rise, middle- and working-class Hawaiians worry they’ll be forced out of their homes, while the rich rebuild.
Alex Lubben
Labor
These Workers Are Fighting To Keep Your North Face Jacket From Being Made for Poverty Wages
Alex Lubben
Labor
After Missouri Students Force President’s Resignation, Will More College Football Players Organize?
Alex Lubben
Labor
With Gawker Unionized, Your Favorite Hyperbolic Headlines Will Now Be Powered By Organized Labor
Alex Lubben
Labor
Workers of the Snark Factory, Unite: Gawker May Stake Out Ground for Unions in New Media
Alex Lubben
Labor
After Facebook Victory, Shuttle Drivers at Silicon Valley Companies Look to Unionize
Alex Lubben
Labor
California Port Gridlock: Labor Disputes May End Up Costing Billions
Alex Lubben
Labor
Silicon Valley Firm’s Wage Theft: ‘Worse Than Sweatshops’
Alex Lubben
Labor
Facebook Shuttle Drivers Demand a Union—And Some Sleep
Alex Lubben
Labor
Legislators Take Notice As Northwestern Votes On Athlete Unionization
Alex Lubben
Labor
The First Blow to the NCAA Establishment: NLRB Rules Players Are Employees
Alex Lubben
‘We’re Putting Our Lives on the Line’: Northwestern Football Player on Why He Needs a Union
Alex Lubben
Dispatch
Pipeline Pranksters
The Yes Men pose as oil executives.
Alex Lubben
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 Union, 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.