Doug Henwood is the editor of Left Business Observer and the author of Wall Street: How It Works and For Whom and After the New Economy: The Binge … And the Hangover That Won’t Go Away. Read more of his writing for In These Times here.
Liza Featherstone is the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart. Read more of her writing for In These Times here.
Labor
After Wall Street’s Destruction of Toys ‘R’ Us, Pension Funds May Divest From Private Equity
Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone
Labor
Yes, Pensions Are Collapsing, And Progressives Can’t Remain in Denial
Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone
Feature
Wall Street Isn’t the Answer to the Pension Crisis. Expanding Social Security Is.
The economic fate of workers shouldn't be tied to a stock market that rewards assaults on the working class.
Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone
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.