The Wisconsin Idea

Labor
Youth Sex Workers Organize for Their Rights
Kari Lydersen

Culture
The Class That Dare Not Speak its Name
The talk deemed too "political" for TED.
Chris Lehmann
Labor
Older Workers Confront Cold New World in Harsh Job Market
Roger Bybee

Labor
Unhappy Father’s Day! Paid Paternity Leave Far From Reality in United States
Kari Lydersen
Podcast: Talking Mesh with Amanda Marcotte of RH RealityCast
Lindsay Beyerstein
Independent Voices: Alternative Press Coverage of Student Debt
Alternative Press Center
Comics
Enlist
Eric Garcia

Labor
Black Lung Plagues Surface Miners, New Study Shows
William Lineberry

Are There No Workhouses?
Lindsay Beyerstein
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.