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Labor
Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Struck Down; Chicago Teachers Rock Social Media; Victory at Hot & Crusty
Mike Elk

Feature
A Good Ole Boys’ Family Feud
As Romney sinks, Republicans turn on each other, and the 'Southern strategy' implodes at last.
Theo Anderson

Labor
Pakistan Fires Echo 1911 Triangle Factory Fire—But Will They Spur Similar Change?
Michelle Chen
Dutch Elections Favor Pro-Europe Parties
Jacob Marshall

Labor
Day 5: Chicago Teachers Still Striking as Negotiations Edge Forward (Updated)
David Moberg

Labor
Nicholas Kristof Didn’t Join Colleagues To Back NYT Overseas Employees in Union Fight
Mike Elk

Feature
The Right-Wing Machine Behind ‘School Choice’
Think public-school teachers are bad and vouchers are good? You may be prey to a well-funded stealth campaign.
Rachel Tabachnick

People Who Can’t Teach, Write About Teachers
Bhaskar Sunkara

Labor
Letter from CTU President Karen Lewis: ‘Students Suffer in Low-Performing Charter Schools’
Karen Lewis
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.