Joel M. Batterman is a Ph.D. student in urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan. He lives in Detroit and serves as co-chair of the board of directors of the Motor City Freedom Riders, an organization of Detroit bus riders and allies working for expanded public transit. He also recently created the Greyhound Riders Union, currently a small Facebook group but with grand hopes of expansion.
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Don’t Buy Greenland—Buy Greyhound
The bus company is for sale. The federal government should nationalize it and expand its low-carbon, affordable services.
Joel M. Batterman
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.