The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
The Potential Upside of Captivity
Despite what the industry would have you believe, higher taxes on fossil fuel production won't drive companies (and jobs) elsewhere.
David Sirota

Anne-Marie Slaughter Has It All
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Spain’s Miners Strike Against Austerity Measures, Subsidy Cuts
William Lineberry
Environmental Activists Caught in the Crosshairs of Resource Conflicts
Joseph Misulonas

Feature
A Dreamer, Deferred
A deportee adjusts to life in Mexico.
Ruth Samuelson
Rhode Island Governor Signs First Homeless Bill of Rights
Isaac Dalke

Labor
Backdoor Talks on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Aim to Globalize Corporatocracy
Michelle Chen

Culture
Rage Within the Machine
Rapper Killer Mike takes on neoliberalism.
Gavin Mueller

Feature
AFSCME Searches For New Leader In Heated Election
AFSCME delegates vote Thursday in the union's most heated election in 30 years.
Mike Elk
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.