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Labor
Time to Turn Out the Lights on Black Friday?
Kari Lydersen
Jay Smooth’s TEDx Talk on Talking About Race
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Opens Eastern Front for Neoliberalism
Michelle Chen
Thousands March Across Brooklyn Bridge
Allison Kilkenny

Viewpoint
Anger Sowing Seeds of a New Consumer Movement
A new study suggests consumer rage against businesses is at an all-time high.
David Sirota

Dispatch
After Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
Israelis have been protesting inequality for months, with surprising results.
Ralph Seliger

Culture
The Girl’s Guide to Staying Safe Online
It's still dangerous out there for feminist bloggers. Here's how to deal with sexist trolls.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor
Aronowitz: Occupy Movement Needs Both Audacity and Long-March Strategy
Roger Bybee
Occupy Protesters Storm Financial District
Allison Kilkenny
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.