The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Viewpoint
Libya and the World of Oil
Noam Chomsky

Labor
Adjunct Faculty Conflict Heats Up at Chicago’s Columbia College
Kari Lydersen
As Libya Conflict Persists, Obama Admin Continues to Ignore Democratic Process
David Szydloski
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Labor
Resistance to Ohio Republican Attack on Worker Rights Underway
David Moberg
Viewpoint
Lessons of Libya
David Sirota

Labor
Cesar Chavez, and the State of the Farm Workers Movement
David Bacon

Labor
Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Revisited: Labor’s Revolution Betrayed?
Michelle Chen
Weekly Mulch: Obama Lacks Vision on Energy, Stomach to Defend EPA
Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

Culture
Meet Joe, the World’s Most Original Filmmaker
2011 has hardly begun, but Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is probably the year's best film.
Michael Atkinson
Labor
Gov. Walker Will Bow to Court Order, Halt Implementation of Anti-Union Bill
Lindsay Beyerstein
Video
David Sirota talks ‘80s on Rachel Maddow
Joe Macaré
Labor
In Wis. and Maine, GOP Refuses to Bow Down to Law or History
Roger Bybee
Weekly Diaspora: 100 Years After Triangle Fire, Immigrant Workers Still Fighting for Labor Rights
Catherine Traywick, Media Consortium blogger
Viewpoint
Hold Them Accountable: Tenure or No Tenure
Eleanor Nicholson

Labor
New Yorkers Launch ‘Sweatshop Free Campaign’ Amid Labor Strife at Local Eatery
Akito Yoshikane

Labor
Anti-Muslim Bias Examined on the Hill, Still Hidden in the Workplace
Michelle Chen
Video
Michelle Chen on Who The Recession Is Hitting Hardest (starts 12:05)
Joe Macaré

Labor
At National Women’s Forum, Comcast Tech Calls for Management to Negotiate
Rand Wilson
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.