Andy Seal is a graduate student in American Studies at Yale University. He is a regular blogger at the Society for U.S. Intellectual History and has written for the Chronicle of Higher Education, n+1 and The Quarterly Conversation.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates, James Baldwin and the “Brawl of Ancestors”
Critics who simply claim that "Coates is no Baldwin" are ignoring what can be a comparison that allows us to understand both writers more deeply.
Andy Seal
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.