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Dispatch
Uncle Sam’s ‘Mal-intent’
With its FAST program, the federal government is trying to read minds to fight terrorism.
Michael Solomon
Video
The Decline of America’s Labor Unions
Jeremy Gantz

Four Antidotes to Hitchens Hagiography
Lindsay Beyerstein
Labor
The Antidote for Stupidity of Shipping Tax-Dollar-Financed Jobs Overseas
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor
Will the NLRB Let Graduate Student Workers Down Again?
Josh Eidelson
Occupiers Arrested Protesting NDAA, Denver Camp Burns
Allison Kilkenny

Feature
Torn Apart: How the Government Separates Parents and Children
Nebraska took Maria Luis' kids, then ICE sent her back to Guatemala.
Aaron Nelsen

Hysteria Reconsidered: Iran’s Nuclear Program and the Latest IAEA Report
David Szydloski
Labor
Baltimore’s United Workers Disrupt Christmas Shopping, Demand Stable Jobs, Better Wages
Kari Lydersen
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.