Thomas M. Hanna is research director at The Democracy Collaborative and author of Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States. Adam Simpson is a program associate at The Democracy Collaborative where he hosts The Next System Podcast. He is also a co-host of the podcast Future Left.

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100 Years Ago, Farmers and Socialists Established the Country’s First Modern Public Bank
North Dakota's radical history carries valuable lessons for today's public banking movement.
Thomas M. Hanna and Adam Simpson
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.