James Cersonsky is a Philadelphia-based writer and organizer. His writing has appeared at The Nation, Dissent, Alternet, and elsewhere. Email him at jcersonsky [at] gmail [dot] com or follow him on Twitter @cersonsky.
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Are Young Workers the Future of Labor?
James Cersonsky
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Could New York Be the Next Chicago?
James Cersonsky
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The Neoliberal Plan for Higher Education
Backed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the SUNY20/20 Act sounds the death knell of universal, affordable education.
James Cersonsky
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BAMN Pushes Teachers Unions Toward Radicalism
James Cersonsky
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Philadelphia Charter School Teachers—And Their Union—Stand Up to Management
James Cersonsky
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The Shared Services Disaster
James Cersonsky
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Dissident Caucus Aims to Give NYC Teachers Union M.O.R.E.
James Cersonsky
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Save Our Schools
Student organizers with Save Our SUNY are fighting austerities—new and old—in New York state’s higher ed system.
James Cersonsky
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.