Jessica Olien worked as a reporter for The Nation newspaper, based in Bangkok, Thailand, and for Egypt Today magazine in Cairo. She is currently a freelance writer based in New York City.
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Sex, Drugs and ESL
New laws policing foreign teachers in Thailand are mostly ignored.
Jessica Olien
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.