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Feature
Who Wants to Vote Them Off the Island?
Americans do, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls.
David Moberg

Labor
After Tragedy, Apple Tries to Polish Image on Workers’ Rights
Michelle Chen

Viewpoint
It’s More Than a War of Words
If Democrats can't inspire progressives to vote this year, Barack Obama will be a one-term president.
Joel Bleifuss

Bloggingheads: Pollitt and Greenwald on Ron Paul
Lindsay Beyerstein

Pelosi Comments on ‘The Occupy’ as Protesters Converge on Washington
Allison Kilkenny
Segregation of Roma Students Illegal: Slovakian Court
Patrick Glennon
Occupying the Americas, From Buenos Aires to NYC
Jennifer Adair

Are Tucson Schools Banning Books on Race?
Alyssa Meza

Labor
AFL-CIO’s Trumka Acknowledges Labor’s Divisions Over Keystone Pipeline
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 UnionWU, 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.