Brad Jacobson is a contributing reporter to OnEarth Magazine and AlterNet, where he covers energy, environment and public health. His reporting has also appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, Columbia Journalism Review, Billboard and other publications.

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Our Response Plan For Oil Spills Isn’t Working
We know how to sponge oil off pelicans. But when it comes to human health, we're alarmingly clueless.
Brad Jacobson
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.