Kamil Ahsan is a doctoral student in developmental biology and a dual-degree student in history of science at the University of Chicago, as well as a freelance journalist. His work has appeared in the American Prospect, Dissent, Jacobin, Salon, the Rumpus and AlterNet.
Dispatch
Linda Sarsour: “I Want American Muslims To Be Unapologetic About Who We Are”
The Women's March organizer on growing Islamophobia and the state of the resistance
Kamil Ahsan
Feature
The Bankruptcy of India’s Economic and Political “Miracle”
India is neither the vibrant global South democracy nor the poster child for globalization's benefits that global political elites have insisted it is for over a decade.
Kamil Ahsan
Feature
How the Government Fast-Tracked Shell’s Arctic Drilling
After Royal Dutch Shell's mishaps in the Arctic in 2012, the Obama administration indicated a major rethink of the approval process was in order—but instead, Shell got another rubber stamp.
Kamil Ahsan
Feature
What Liberal Supreme Court? SCOTUS Rules Against Power Plant Regulations for Dangerous Toxins
In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that power companies can pump large levels of mercury and other toxins into the air.
Kamil Ahsan
Labor
Virtual Labor Organizing: “There’s an App For That”
Kamil Ahsan
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.