Ruth Rosen, a former columnist for the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle, is a pioneering professor of gender and society and an award-winning journalist whose most recent book is The World Split Open: How the Modern Women’s Movement Changed America. www. ruthrosen.org

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Free Contraception Is in Danger Again
A Supreme Court case may prioritize employers' religious freedoms over women's health.
Ruth Rosen

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Republicans (Still) Have a ‘Female Problem’
In the 2014 midterms, women will be the battleground. And one party has a leg up.
Ruth Rosen

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Why the Relentless Assault on Abortion in the U.S.?
We're still not comfortable with recreational sex.
Ruth Rosen

How Antiwar Activism Empowers Women
Ruth Rosen
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.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
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.