Lillian Osborne is an undergraduate student at Loyola University Chicago and an In These Times editorial intern. She is also a contributor to the Loyola Phoenix.

Feature
Saqib Bhatti Debunks the Inevitability of Austerity in Detroit, Chicago and Around the Country
“The entire narrative has been shaped around the fact that you have to file bankruptcy, that it’s inevitable. ... That lets a whole class of people off the hook—the people who aren’t paying their fair share.”
Lillian Osborne

Labor
McDonald’s Management’s Response to Workers’ Burns on the Job: “Just Put Some Mustard On It”
Lillian Osborne

Labor
This Chart Shows How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout American Society
Lillian Osborne
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.