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Labor
Farewell, June Cleaver: ‘Non-Traditional Families’ and Economic Opportunity
Michelle Chen
Killing Through the Centuries: From the Peace of Westphalia to the Drones of Obama
Pete Karman
Viewpoint
Laying Bare the Myth of ‘The Left’
David Sirota

Culture
Stop Loss Blues
After superior officers heard his song 'Stop Lossed,' hip-hop artist Marc Hall was arrested and discharged from the U.S. Army.
Nan Levinson

Labor
The Possible British Airways Strike: A View from Heathrow
Kari Lydersen
‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’ on Facebook Sparks Censorship in Pakistan
Margaret Smith

Labor
Red Cross Cutbacks Put Blood Safety At Risk, Some Workers May Strike
Art Levine
Weekly Diaspora: Sit-in at McCain’s Arizona Headquarters
Erin Rosa, Media Consortium blogger

Labor
Neoliberalism Alive and Well, as Trade Deals Inked Between EU, Latin America
Akito Yoshikane
‘Fair Trade’ Clothing to Hit the Shelves by Fall, as U.S. Certifier Expands Scope
Sara Peck

Labor
Labor Celebrates Primary Wins, Looks Ahead to Hard—and Expensive—Political Year
David Moberg

Labor
Hard-Fought Victory for Locked-Out Borax Miners
Rose Arrieta

Labor
Who Gains From ‘Georgia Work$’?
Michelle Chen
Weekly Pulse: Nun Excommunicated for Approving Livesaving Abortion
Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature
Regulate or Capitulate
Will President Barack Obama opt for citizen votes or banker dollars?
Roger Bybee
Chomsky Denied Entry to West Bank; Israeli Authorities Deny Involvement
Sara Peck
Video
Israel Blocks Chomsky From Entering West Bank
Jeremy Gantz

Labor
Cracks in the Tea Party? Anti-Offshoring Fury Still Simmering Among Conservative Populists
Roger Bybee
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.