Emma Tai is a Chicago-based organizer and former executive director of United Working Families, a membership-based progressive political organization that unites working families around economic, political and racial justice issues.
Interview
Our Political Opponents Know How to Build Power. We Should, Too.
“We owe it to ourselves to understand our opponents much better than we do.”
Emma Tai
Feature
When Billionaires Battle for Public Office, Working People Always Lose
The upcoming Illinois governor’s race is more proof that big campaign spending narrows political possibilities and increases inequality.
Emma Tai
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.
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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.