The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Strong Local Support—And National Labor Allies—Lend Chicago Teachers Negotiating Clout
David Moberg

Is Breaking Bad Racist?
Lindsay Beyerstein
Housing Activists Take Aim at Fannie and Freddie
Rebecca Burns

Labor
Charter Schools Stay Open During Strike, But Solidarity Lurks Inside
Rebecca Burns

Feature
Why the Uproar Over Naomi Wolf’s Vagina?
We need to stop castigating "bad" feminists for everything they do--even when they write silly books
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor
Sickened South African Mine Workers Seek Justice in Courts
Michelle Chen

Labor
After Battle with Mining Giant Peabody, Willow Lake Coal Miners Win Union
Bruce Vail

Viewpoint
Zadie Smith’s London
More than anyone else at the moment writing fiction about London, Zadie Smith knows about race and class.
Jane Miller
FARC Goes Viral
Nyki Duda
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.