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Labor
Political Implications of Noel Canning? The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want to Hear It
Moshe Z. Marvit
Nigeria Outlaws Gay Relationships
Danayit Musse
Video
The Regulation Failures Behind West Virginia’s Water Crisis
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Walmart Warehouse Workers Forced to Labor in Sub-Zero Temps
Danayit Musse
December Jobs Numbers Manage to Be Even Worse Than They Look
Andrew Mortazavi

Feature
American Hustle Has Nothing To Say (And That’s Okay)
David O. Russell is more about entertainment than statement, but his films still matter.
Michael Atkinson

Feature
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 2: Downton’s Rape Fail
The lightweight show takes on a heavy issue, and not well.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Supreme Court Won’t Renew Arizona’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
Danayit Musse

Feature
How the Rich Ruin the Environment
The solution? Curb overconsumption and overwork.
Alyssa Battistoni

Are Cancer Tweets The Same As Funeral Selfies?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature
A Farewell to Retirement Security
What the loss of pensions at Boeing means for U.S. workers.
Stephen Franklin

Feature
Weed Is Legal And Nobody Died
Washington's fears of reefer madness haven't come to pass in Colorado.
David Sirota

Feature
A Brief History of Anarchism
The struggle for the common good has a long past.
Noam Chomsky

Culture
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 1.5: The 10 Most Boring Characters
Let's drop the pretense. Does anyone really care about Rose?
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics
Weather: Explained
Eric Garcia
Study funded by private prison dollars praises private prisons; no comment, says public university
Matt Stroud
Unemployment Benefits Get Surprise Support
Kathleen Jercich

Labor
Maryland Unions Hit Jobs Jackpot with New Casinos
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.