Jason Stahl is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He is the author of Right Moves: The Conservative Think Tank in American Political Culture since 1945 (University of North Carolina Press)

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The Increasing Irrelevancy of the Conservative Think Tank
The Heritage Foundation’s star is falling—and left think tanks are on the rise.
Jason Stahl
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.