Matthias Kolb is the U.S. political correspondent for the website of Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s leading daily newspaper. He covered both the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections being based in Washington, D.C., but tries to leave the city as often as possible to do stories about life outside the D.C. bubble. He is also a contributor to German public radio Zündfunk.
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The End of American Democracy: 30 Seconds to Midnight
A professor at Yale University talks about what history can teach us.
Matthias Kolb
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.