Margaret Smith, a summer 2010 In These Times editorial intern, is a journalism student at Columbia College in Chicago.
Dispatch
Instant Election Reform
Increasingly popular runoff voting system gives third-party candidates a chance.
Margaret Smith
At Public Hearing, Citizens Speak Out Against—and For—Comcast/NBC Merger
Margaret Smith
New Film Brings Awareness to Hydraulic Fracturing
Margaret Smith
Dispatch
Social Security’s Porcupine Politics
Obama's deficit reduction panel isn't afraid of touching the 'third rail' of American politics.
Margaret Smith
Labor
Welcome to Wal-Mart University
Margaret Smith
What Actually Happened on Gaza Activist Ships? The Truth is Out There, Somewhere
Margaret Smith
‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’ on Facebook Sparks Censorship in Pakistan
Margaret Smith
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