Inside ITT
Weekly Pulse: What Do GOP Gains Mean for Health Care? Abortion Rights?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Poison Apple: iPhone Production Line Tied to Toxics in China
Michelle Chen
Campaign Cash: Citizens United Becomes Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Corporate Criminals
Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger

Culture
The Surreal World
Class anxiety, hyperconsumption and mocking the poor, for your viewing pleasure.
Jennifer Pozner

Labor
‘Voting for a Paycheck’: How the Right’s Narrative Trumps Workers’ Interests
Roger Bybee
Labor
Ballot Initiative Points to Next Possible Casualty for Unions: Project Labor Agreements
Mike Elk
Weekly Audit: Your Vote, Your Economy—Why Today’s Election Matters to Your Pocketbook
Lindsay Beyerstein
Comics
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Eric Garcia

Labor
‘Scrappers’ Reveals Tough Lives Cruising Alleys, With Safety Net Made of Metal
Micah Uetricht
Campaign Cash: Why Conservative Attack Ads Won’t Stop After Election Day
Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
Viewpoint
I Tried to Restore Sanity and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Kenneth Rapoza
Labor
Do You Get Paid Time Off Work to Vote?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
The Buzz: Warehouse Workers Bridge Racial Divides, Push Reform Legislation
Kari Lydersen
Campaign Cash: Biggest Loser Corporate Edition—Spending $2 Million on a Losing Race in Iowa
Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
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Labor
Voices From These Times: Employment Inferno
Kenneth Hagans

Feature
Cracking the Cancer Consensus
It is time to put prevention before profit.
Rachel Curtis
And the Winner Is…Sanity? Stewart Rally Brings Together Fans Looking for Reasonable Middle
Rachel Curtis
Viewpoint
It’s the Stupidity, Stupid
David Sirota
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.