Labor

For Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Is A ‘Company Town’
Bruce Vail

The Myth of the Overpaid Public Worker
David Moberg

Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Michelle Chen

Top Democrats Differ On Ending Subminimum Wage For Workers With Disabilities
Mike Elk

Day Laborers Defend Their Right to Public Space in Court
Michelle Chen

Will Chicago Save Money From School Closings? The Evidence Is Thin
Matthew Blake

AFL-CIO Takes Up Immigration and Austerity, Even If It Means Fighting Some Dems
David Moberg

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Narrowly Avoids Public Employee Strike
Matthew Blake

New York Wants to Boost Food Manufacturing, but Will Communities get a Raw Deal?
Michelle Chen

New England Grocery Unions Face Grueling Obamacare Test (Update)
Bruce Vail
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.