Pragathi Ravi is an independent science journalist from India, based in New York. She writes on climate justice, energy transitions and natural resource governance. Her work can be found here.

Labor
The Cost Of Salt
India’s salt-production industry has seen massive growth over the past 75 years, but the working conditions of the country’s salt pan workers are deteriorating.
Pragathi Ravi
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.