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The Wavelength: Farewell, News of the World
Eric K. Arnold, Media Consortium blogger
As Deficit Hysteria Rises, the War Machine Keeps Running
Cole Stangler

Labor
AFSCME Sues Its Former Ally: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
Kari Lydersen
Civil Liberties Abuses in the Age of Obama
David Szydloski

Feature
Publicopoly Exposed
How ALEC, the Koch brothers and their corporate allies plan to privatize government.
Beau Hodai
Labor
Job Prospects Take a Turn for the Worse
David Moberg
Labor
This Week in Labor: Sting Cancels Concert in Solidarity With Workers, UFCW Backs Hemp Farming Bill
Lindsay Beyerstein
Video
Mike Elk on Prison Labor in Wisconsin
Joe Macaré

Labor
Rare Victory for Common Sense in Connecticut’s Paid Sick Time Law
Michelle Chen

Labor
Domestic Workers Rights Bill Moves Forward in California
Rose Arrieta
Viewpoint
The Finland Phenomenon
David Sirota
Labor
Connecticut State Workers Brace for Layoffs, as Democrats Tighten Screws on Public-Sector Unions
Cole Stangler

Labor
WTO Finds China Broke Trade Laws, But Steelworkers President Says Action Not Enough
Mike Elk

Labor
President Obama’s Dangerous Cure for the Federal Deficit
Roger Bybee

Viewpoint
In Israel, a Tsunami Warning
Noam Chomsky
Labor
Why Did the United Electrical Workers Make Concessions to GE?
Mike Elk

Labor
Largest Teachers Union Endorses Obama (With Some Grumbling By Rank and File)
Akito Yoshikane

Labor
States’ Anti-Immigrant Bills Expand the Law-Free Zone
Michelle Chen
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.