Michelle Ciarrocca is a senior research associate at the World Policy Institute in New York. She is co-author of the report “The Axis of Influence: Behind the Bush Administration’s Missile Defense Revival”

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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.