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Viewpoint
The Promise Keeper
Brian Cook
Get Off the Peace Plane
Emily Udell

Culture
The Free World ... of Slums
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Kerry’s Letterman appearance a sign of good things to come?
Tracy Van Slyke

Feature
Desperately Seeking the Senate
Centrist Democrats vie for open seats
David Moberg
Talk to Strangers
Jessica Clark

Viewpoint
Time to Commit
Bernie Sanders
The Cost of War
Emily Udell

Culture
Out of Time
Dan Sarka
Feature
Fiction First, Spin Later
Bush values steer clear of facts and conservative tradition
Hans Johnson
Playground politics
Jessica Clark
From The Frontlines
Christopher Hayes
It’s all about the absentee ballots
Aaron Sarver

Dispatch
The Bloodiest Chapter
A recent spate of Chechen terrorist attacks sends a centuries-old conflict spiraling out of control
Fred Weir

Dispatch
Pretty Effective in Pink
Jessica Clark

Culture
Stranger Than Fiction
Michael Atkinson

Viewpoint
The Worst Show on Earth
Ana Marie Cox
Can you imagine if we knew what reality of being in Iraq?
Aaron Sarver
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.