Richard Flacks, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the author of Cultural Politics and Social Movements (co-editor, 1995); Beyond the Barricades: The ’60s Generation Grows Up (1989); Making History: The American Left and the American Mind (1988), and many articles on social movements, left culture and strategy.
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Remembering Tom Hayden (1939-2016): My Friend and a Lifelong Change Maker
The activist and lawmaker leaves behind a life worth studying.
Richard Flacks
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Beyond Barack Obama
Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do.
Richard Flacks
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Bigger Than Obama
Blaming the president for the slow pace of reform is too simplistic.
Richard Flacks
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.