Maia Welbel is an intern at Rural America In These Times. She is a rising junior at Pomona College where she studies environmental analysis and dance. She is also a contributor to The Student Life.

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Starting in the Classroom: A Chicago Advocacy Group Helps Kids Rethink Food
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FDA Bans Trans Fats, Leaves Void in Food Industry
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Urban Gardening in Chicago: New Roots for an Old Community
Maia Welbel

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Neil Young Sings Out Against the Age of Agribusiness
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The Land Institute Sows a Revolutionary Grass in Kansas
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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.
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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.