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West Bank Diaries
In May, the author spent ten days traveling around Israel, Palestine and Jordan with the liberal pro-Israel advocacy organization J Street. What follows are excerpts from the journal she kept during her trip.
Marilyn Katz

Dancing to a Different Drum
Bhaskar Sunkara

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The Revolutionaries Feeding the Obesity Crisis
Big Food thinks three meals a day just isn't enough.
David Sirota
Labor
Scabs Brought in To Run Nuclear Power Plant During Lockout in Mass.
Mike Elk

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Why ‘Chicago-Style Politics’ is America’s New Normal
"Chicago-Style Politics" Is Simply Business As Usual in D.C.
Theo Anderson

The Justice Department’s Battle Against Medical Marijuana
Isaac Dalke

Fracking Fatalities: Organized Labor Implores Federal Agencies to Stop the Killings
Mike Elk
How Climate Change Got Removed From the Agenda of the Rio+20 Summit
Rebecca Burns

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Peter Beinart’s Brave, Quixotic Quest
The former liberal hawk wants to create a more humane Zionism, but have the facts on the ground in the West Bank made that impossible?
Jordan Michael Smith
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.
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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.