The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
South Korea’s Boom Leaves Workers in the Dust
Michelle Chen

Labor
Paid Leave Supporters Charge Subversion of Democracy in Florida Ruling
Josh Eidelson

Feature
What Afghan Women Want
In Afghanistan's harsh rural regions, the West's legacy is merely more scars.
Anna Badkhen

Viewpoint
Ryan Shrugged
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan can't shake his Randian roots.
Chris Lehmann

Feature
Splintering the 99%
Romney and Ryan descend to race-baiting.
Louis Nayman

Man Leaps Into Tiger Pit At Bronx Zoo
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
New Report Reveals the Filth of Chicago’s Car Wash Industry
Ian Lopez

Feature
This Machine Kills Fascists, Doesn’t Pay Musicians
Folk artist Amanda Palmer raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter, then tried to get musicians to 'volunteer' at her shows. This is a problem.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor
Australia Seeks to ‘Manage’ the Poor While Making Them Poorer
Michelle Chen
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.