Inside ITT
The Arc of History’s Late Summer Bender
Ray Abernathy
Labor
What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Weekly Audit: Foreclosure Mills, Social Security and the Fed’s Failures
Amanda Anderson, Media Consortium blogger
Viewpoint
Wikileaks Whistleblower Pvt. Bradley Manning and the Value of Truth
Ray McGovern

Labor
Firing of Pregnant Chicago Teacher Becomes Battle Over Charter School Unionization
Kari Lydersen
Labor
Chicago Math and Science Academy: Great Academics, Ugly Unionbusting
Kim Bobo

Feature
Fighting an ‘un-American’ Policy
Mara Boyd took the fight against the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy to the White House lawn.
Robin Petré

Labor
Unions Put Verizon On Notice: We Are Ready to Fight for Next Contract
Rand Wilson

Labor
Greed, Stupidity, Decline: Eight Numbers Reveal America’s Plight
Roger Bybee
The Great BS Machine
Pete Karman
Labor
Illinois Takes Lead in Wage Theft Fight with New Law
Kari Lydersen
Weekly Mulch: BP Spill Plugged, But What About Michigan?
Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

Labor
In Summer of Strife, China’s Proletariat Debuts on World Stage
Michelle Chen

Feature
The Quiet Revolution
Venezuelans experiment with participatory democracy.
Andrew Kennis
Viewpoint
The Stadium-Mob Mentality
David Sirota
Labor
Obama, Workers Agree: GM and Chrysler Bailout Helps Ford—And the Economy
David Moberg
Comics
wikileaks
Eric Garcia
Weekly Diaspora: Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Crusade Continues
Catherine Traywick, Media Consortium blogger
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.