The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
Another Proposed Chicago Wal-Mart Sparks Opposition
Kari Lydersen
Howard Zinn and the Virtues of ‘Revisionism’
Joe Macaré

Feature
Glenn Beck’s American Ark
The ubiquitous Fox News host offers followers an old-time apocalyptic vision
Theo Anderson
Viewpoint
From Quality to Quantity-and Maybe Back Again
David Sirota
Labor
Why Do Most Media Ignore Workers’ Struggles?
Mike Elk

Labor
Pushing Back Against Economic Crisis, Youth Unrest Ripples Around World
Michelle Chen
Not Another Color Revolution
Kailash Srinivasan
Weekly Mulch: Can Clean Energy Curb Climate Change? Probably Not.
Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

Labor
The Man Who Said ‘No’ to Coal Companies: Activist Details State of Polarizing Industry
Kari Lydersen

Feature
5 Things Progressives Should Do—and Not Do
Barbara Ehrenreich
Labor
SOTU Shockers: AFL-CIO, Chamber Join Hands, Liberals Win One on Social Security
Art Levine

Labor
Craig Becker vs. Chamber of Commerce, Round Two: Obama Re-Nominates Labor Lawyer to NLRB
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
‘Silent Raids’: ICE’s New Tactic Quietly Wreaks Havoc on Immigrant Workers
Rose Arrieta
Labor
What Are the Public Sector Unions to Do?
Stephen Franklin
After Tunisia’s Revolution, Egyptian Unrest Goes Viral
Erin Schumaker
Weekly Diaspora: Why Ariz.‘s Birthright Citizenship Bill is Bad for the Economy
Catherine Traywick, Media Consortium blogger
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Labor
Teamsters Election Supervisor: Hoffa Campaign Offered Jobs to Challengers
David Moberg

Feature
Beyond Barack Obama
Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do.
Richard Flacks
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.