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Culture
Once Upon a Time in Mississippi
The Help proves, yet again, that Hollywood can't resist placing white people at the center of racial struggles.
Michael Atkinson
Labor
Will the AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Really Create Jobs?
Akito Yoshikane
Home Run for Billionaires, Teachers Plunked in Rahm’s Chicago
Joe Macaré
Labor
Too Hot at Work? Uncle Sam Isn’t Looking Out for You
Mike Elk
ConAgra Lasagna Stunt Leaves Bad Taste in Bloggers’ Mouths
Lindsay Beyerstein

Viewpoint
Countering Corporate Rule
In These Times exists to suggest alternatives to corporate rule—but we need your help to continue.
Joel Bleifuss

Labor
Retirement Age Boost Pushes Italians Into Streets
Kari Lydersen
Video
Mike Elk on the Power of Tariffs
Jeremy Gantz
Prolific Sperm Donor Raises Questions About Industry
Lindsay Beyerstein
Baseless Arrest of Two City Officials a Black Eye for the NYPD
Lindsay Beyerstein
Welcome to Duly Noted
Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature
Black and Blue Chicago
A recent spate of police shootings of African Americans underscores longstanding mutual distrust.
Salim Muwakkil
Video
Obama Praises Labor Concessions
Jeremy Gantz
Labor
Unions and Farmers—Plus Ben & Jerry—Unite Against Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
David Moberg
Comics
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Eric Garcia
Labor
Labor Day in Wis.: Union Members Rally in Gov. Walker’s Brave New World
Roger Bybee
Labor
A Labor Day Exclusive
Ray Abernathy
Labor
Which Is More Likely to Rebuild the Labor Movement: Environmental Allies or 6,000 Temp Jobs?
Mike Elk
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.