Matthew McLoughlin is an activist and legal worker. He works with the National Lawyers Guild’s Chicago chapter as its Mass Defense Coordinator and is a co-founder of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and currently serves as the organization’s Director of Programs. Cutting his teeth as an organizer with Occupy Chicago, Matt went on to organize around school closures, immigrant rights and racial justice. For years, he has helped lift up, document and support local and national social movements, including organizing jail support and solidarity actions.
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Illinois Bill Would Allow Cops to Spy on Protesters Using Drones With Facial-Recognition Technology
Putting this new surveillance power in the hands of police would threaten the most basic right to assemble.
Matthew McLoughlin
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.