The Wisconsin Idea
Labor
GOP Threatens Extended Unemployment Insurance—Again, and More Intensely
David Moberg

Contraception Compromise: Insurers Take One for the Team
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Closing Time at Chicago Libraries Hits Women and Minorities Hard
Kari Lydersen
Thousands Gather in Brooklyn to Fight School Closures
Allison Kilkenny

Viewpoint
Embracing ‘Enough’
Most Americans know when someone earns enough money. But those calling the shots just don't get it.
David Sirota
States Set to Shift Away from NCLB Toward. . .Even More Testing?
Diana Rosen

Feature
All You Need (to Protest) Is Love
Occupy V-Day wants you to challenge corporate conceptions of romance.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

EPA Approves Sewage Ban on California Coastline
Alyssa Meza

Labor
iEmpire: Apple’s Sordid Business Practices Even Worse Than You Think
Arun Gupta
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.