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Labor
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Labor
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Carl Finamore

Feature
Chicago’s Other Community Organizer
Rep. Jan Schakowsky wants to solve the deficit crisis without soaking the lower- and middle-class.
David Moberg

Labor
As New Zealand Coal Mine Burns, Heat on Industry Increases
Kari Lydersen

Feature
China’s New Lost Generation
Dissidents struggle against state-induced historical amnesia.
Ryszard Gorky

Labor
Irish Unions Fight Austerity, as Economic Hopes Deflate
Michelle Chen

Labor
Gary Works to Get a GRIP on Blighted City’s Economic Future
Kari Lydersen

Culture
The End of Indie?
The difference between "mainstream" and "indie" music has almost disappeared.
Rachel Lears

Labor
Native and African-American Farmers Finally Get Their Due
Rose Arrieta
Weekly Mulch: How to Avoid Gobbling Your Way Through the Holidays
Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger
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Culture
The Politics of a New Metropolis
Fritz Lang's newly expanded dystopian classic looks better than ever. Its vision of humanity? Not so much.
Michael Atkinson
Viewpoint
Haiti News Start-Up Challenges Conventional Reconstruction Wisdom
Megan Tady
Labor
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Akito Yoshikane
Video
The Return of the Torturers
Jeremy Gantz
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.