Robin Peterson is a former managing editor of the Chicago Weekly, an alternative weekly of Chicago’s South Side. Originally from Troy, Ohio, she attended the University of Chicago and is a former editorial intern at In These Times.
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Excommunicated Over Abortion
A nun's decision to save a life angers a U.S. bishop.
Robin Peterson
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Choose Your Own Budget
Chicagoans cut out the elected middle man to improve their neighborhood with $1.3 million in taxes.
Robin Peterson
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Slow Food vs. the City of Chicago
Behind the culinary times, Windy City bureaucrats crack down on canning and charcuteries.
Robin Peterson
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Free Speech, for Art’s Sake
A Chicago sidewalk salesman prepares to sue his city.
Robin Peterson
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Taking It to the Streets
Vendors battle bureaucracy for their place in the Second City.
Robin Peterson
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Fast Food, Slow Justice
Workers protest Yum! Brands firings.
Robin Peterson
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.