Austyn Gaffney is a freelance reporter in Kentucky covering agriculture, energy and climate change. Her work has been featured in the Guardian, National Geographic, the New York Times, Rolling Stone and more.
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A "Green" Product That’s Dirty To Make, and a Fight Between Danish Manufacturers and West Virginians
Who bears the pollution costs of manufacturing “eco-friendly" products?
Austyn Gaffney
Labor
The Miners Who Fought for Workplace Safety Have a Thing or Two to Teach OSHA Right Now
Austyn Gaffney
Dispatch
When Unions Save Lives
The threat of fines doesn't always make mines safer. But unions can.
Austyn Gaffney
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.