Stephanie Luce is a professor of labor studies at the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education/CUNY. Jen Kern is the National Issue Campaigns Director for the Working Families Party.

Labor
When Raising the Minimum Wage is a Bad Thing
Stephanie Luce and Jen Kern
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.