The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
President Obama’s Dangerous Cure for the Federal Deficit
Roger Bybee

Viewpoint
In Israel, a Tsunami Warning
Noam Chomsky
Labor
Why Did the United Electrical Workers Make Concessions to GE?
Mike Elk

Labor
Largest Teachers Union Endorses Obama (With Some Grumbling By Rank and File)
Akito Yoshikane

Labor
States’ Anti-Immigrant Bills Expand the Law-Free Zone
Michelle Chen

Culture
Living Color in Naperville
What did living in a white conservative suburb teach a progressive African woman about race in America?
Stephanie Shonekan
More Than 100,000 Agree With Sen. Sanders: The Wealthy Must ‘Pay Their Fair Share’
Taylor Long

Labor
Obama’s Rightward Drift in Pursuit of ‘Business Confidence’
Roger Bybee
Comics
losalamos2
Eric Garcia
Labor
Puerto Rico: A Bellwether for Public-Sector Unions?
Kari Lydersen
Labor
The Labor Movement Needs an Anti-Concession Movement
Mike Elk

Labor
Remembering Photographer Milton Rogovin
Kari Lydersen

Dispatch
The Religious Left, Born Again
Progressive activists are finding inspiration in churches, synagogues and mosques.
Theo Anderson
Labor
This Week in Labor: New Rules for Unionbusters, Canadian Postal Worker Lockout Comes to Angry End
Lindsay Beyerstein
Video
Rep. Gutierrez: The President Can Stop Deportation of Undocumented Youth
Micah Uetricht
Video
Mike Elk Invites Obama to Join Picket Line
Joe Macaré

Labor
Insurgent Sandy Pope Nominated for Teamster Presidency
Steve Early

Labor
Illinoisans Call for Minimum Wage Increase
Kari Lydersen
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.