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Labor
New Comcast Workers’ Union Certified
Rand Wilson

Feature
Big High Country
Medical marijuana foments culture war in Montana.
Beau Hodai

Labor
Labor Cultivates Clout in Pot Industry
Michelle Chen
News of Chicago Bomb Attempt Leaves Important Questions Unanswered
David Szydloski
Labor
As Election Nears, Obama Tries to Have it Both Ways
Roger Bybee

Labor
French Strike and March Over Pension Reforms…Again
Kari Lydersen
Weekly Mulch: How the Status Quo Benefits Natural Gas Companies
Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

Labor
Not Very Sporting: Worker Exploitation Mars Commonwealth Games in India
Michelle Chen
Viewpoint
What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens
David Sirota

Culture
The Fog of Jihad
The Oath, now out on DVD, brilliantly explores the muddy battle lines between the U.S. and al Qaeda.
Michael Atkinson
Labor
A Picket Line Should Be a Symbol of Hope—Not the Butt of a Late Night Joke
Mike Elk
Video
Voter Registration PARTY
Jeremy Gantz
Labor
SEIU Polling: Voters Favor Ending Tax Cuts For Wealthy
Art Levine

Dispatch
Instant Election Reform
Increasingly popular runoff voting system gives third-party candidates a chance.
Margaret Smith

Labor
Struggling Postal Service Seeks Wage Concessions
Akito Yoshikane
Comics
yourvote
August Pollak

Labor
Restaurant Opportunity Center Offers Ray of Hope in Dire Times
Stephen Franklin

Labor
Wrestling With Racial Bias, New York Firefighters Resist Reform
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.