Alice Walker is the author, most recently, of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness and Devil’s My Enemy.
Viewpoint
An Open Letter to Barack Obama
Alice Walker

Feature
All Praises to the Pause
Alice Walker wants us to enjoy "the pause" - the moment when something major is accomplished and Wisdom requires us to stop and reflect.
Alice Walker
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.