Teresa Puente is a professor of journalism at Columbia College in Chicago and a former member of the editorial board at the Chicago Sun-Times. She launched the website Latina-Voices.com to support Latino women in the media. Her blog Chicanisima can be read at chicagonow.com.
Feature
The Latino Voter Effect
The Latino vote flexed its muscle on Tuesday, and immigration reform has suddenly moved off the back burner.
Teresa Puente
Dispatch
Will Latino Groups Choose To Occupy?
The Latino and immigrant reaction to Occupy Wall Street has been decidedly mixed.
Teresa Puente
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.