David Helvarg is an author and Executive Director of Blue Frontier, an ocean conservation group. Among his books is The War Against the Greens: The “Wise-Use Movement”, the New Right, and the Browning of America.

Rural America
One of the Greatest Environmental Threats Almost No One Knows About
David Helvarg
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.