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Labor
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Dispatch
Why Democrats Got Shellacked
And how they can emerge from the country's new political stalemate.
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Labor
Foreign-Born Workers Have Fared Better in U.S. Since Recession’s End, Report Says
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Labor
Poison Apple: iPhone Production Line Tied to Toxics in China
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Culture
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Class anxiety, hyperconsumption and mocking the poor, for your viewing pleasure.
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Labor
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Roger Bybee
Labor
Ballot Initiative Points to Next Possible Casualty for Unions: Project Labor Agreements
Mike Elk
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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 UnionWU, 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.