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Labor
Trump’s Justice Department Is Trying to Turn Back the Clock on Workers’ Rights 100 Years
Moshe Z. Marvit

Labor
A Trailblazing New Law in Illinois Will Dramatically Expand Temp Workers’ Rights
Jeff Schuhrke

Feature
Trump Chides Puerto Rico Expenses While U.S. Gives $15 Billion a Year to Fossil Fuel Companies
The president's upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Kate Aronoff

Culture
The Cradle-to-Grave Coalition
On funerals and socialist revivals.
Jane Miller

Feature
Puerto Rico and Why Climate Reparations Must Know No Borders
U.S. citizenship must not be a litmus test for who deserves to survive the climate crisis.
Sarah Lazare

Feature
Trump Is Bringing Us to the Brink of War with North Korea—Where Is the Anti-War Movement?
The only way forward on North Korea is peace. But first we need dialogue.
Christine Ahn

Rural America
An Industrial Chemical Poisoned Their Water, Now Upstate New Yorkers Want to Know What Replaced It
Tracy Frisch

Labor
Meet the Management-Side Lawyer Who Called ICE on Workers Suing Their Bosses
Ted Rohrlich, FairWarning

Feature
America Wasn’t a “Gun-Loving Country” Until a $13.5 Billion Industry Made It So
Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns -- and mass shootings.
Steve Ryfle
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.