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Labor
Burma’s New Labor Law: Built to Fail or Shifting Toward Democracy?
Michelle Chen

Dispatch
Private Prisons Gone Wild
Legal challenges are no match for Arizona politicians determined to privatize the state's correctional services.
Beau Hodai

Nature, Nurture, Gender, and Identical Twins
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
After Hershey Scandal, State Dept. to Review Work Visa Program—But Advocates Want More
Mike Elk

Labor
Brazilian Blowout Still a Threat, Feds Say
Kari Lydersen

Viewpoint
Class Consciousness Is Back
Once you notice inequality, you can't escape the realities of class in America.
Susan J. Douglas

Viewpoint
Steve Forbes: The GOP’s Man in 2012
The Republican Party’s awkward flat-taxing farce has the last laugh.
Theo Anderson

Labor
Solidarity Divided: Occupy Protesters Shut Down Ports Without Union’s Support
Mike Elk

Labor
End of the Newt & Andy Show? Breaking Up Is So Hard…
Steve Early
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.