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Comics
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Labor
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Bruce Vail

Labor
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Comics
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Feature
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Feature
The Dawning of the Age of Anthropocene
By altering the earth, have humans ushered in a new epoch?
Jessica Stites

Feature
Under the Skin’s Weird Feminism
Surprisingly, Scarlett Johansson's alien succubus has a lot to tell us about what it's like to be a woman.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

California Moves to Curb Solitary Confinement
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Labor
Chicago Unions Divided Over Emanuel’s Move To Gut Pensions
Matthew Blake
France to Workers: Ignore Your Boss Tonight
Alex Kogan

Despite a New Constitution, the Fight for Gender Equality in Tunisia Continues
Ana Martinez

Labor
With Solidarity in Spades, Vermont Bus Drivers’ 18-Day Strike Results in Big Win
Jonathan Leavitt

Feature
Corruption in the Windy City
In times of crisis, public employees often take the fall while the corporate class prospers.
David Sirota

Labor
The Paycheck Fairness Act Would Have Helped All Workers, Not Just Women
Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor
West Virginia’s Water May Be Safer, But Mine Workers Could Still Be in Danger
Melinda Tuhus

Labor
Striking Workers Shame Prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital Over Low Pay
Bruce Vail
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.