David Sessions is a doctoral student in history at Boston College. He is founding editor of Patrolmag.com and his writing has appeared in The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Jacobin, Slate and elsewhere.

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On Jonathan Chait, ‘Politically Correct’ Speech and the Social Media Left
Progressive social media activism can be absurd and self-defeating, but it shouldn’t be a tool for smug liberals to dismiss radical critiques.
David Sessions
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.