Jon Booth is a Ph.D. student in History at Harvard and a JD candidate at Harvard Law School. He studies the intertwined history of race, crime, and post-slavery emancipation in the Atlantic World.
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While You’re Busy Mocking Abigail Fisher, the Powerful Racist Forces Behind Her Are Getting a Pass
It might feel good to mock "Becky with the bad grades," but focusing on her lets the real power players in her anti-affirmative action case off the hook.
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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.