Mariya Strauss is a writer who lives in Baltimore.

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The U.S. Chamber of Secrets
Who's funding the Chamber of Commerce and its attacks on workers' rights groups? No one knows.
Mariya Strauss

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First They Came for the Federal Workers…
The GOP government shutdown prefigures an attack on the working class.
Mariya Strauss
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.