Chris Rhomberg is associate professor of sociology at
Fordham University and the author of The Broken Table:
The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor.

Feature
A Turning Point for Chinese Workers?
Amid a wave of strikes, hopes for lasting workplace reforms
Chris Rhomberg

Viewpoint
We Forgot To End Poverty
Poverty remains at record highs. Is that because welfare reform failed, or because it succeeded all too well?
Chris Rhomberg
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.