The Wisconsin Idea

Feature
Transgender People Are Not a ‘Burden’: The Massive Military Budget Is
Instead of looking to the U.S. military to preserve our rights, we should be dismantling it.
Tamara Nassar and Jake Valente

Labor
The UAW Vote in Mississippi is a Battle for the Soul of the U.S. Labor Movement
David Moberg

Rural America
Transnational Corporations, Factory Farms and the Economic Colonization of Rural America
John Ikerd

Labor
Organizers Say Quaint Baltimore Seafood Business Masks Shocking Labor Abuses
Bruce Vail
Video
Trump Is Stacking The National Labor Relations Board to Favor Corporations
Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor
It’s Not Just Class: The Fight for Racial Justice Is Inseparable from Overcoming Capitalism
David Roediger

Feature
An Inside Account of How Direct Action Helped Kill the GOP Healthcare Bill
Mari Cordes is a nurse, organizer and House candidate who was arrested multiple times in Washington, D.C. protesting the GOP's Obamacare repeal bill.
Sarah Jaffe

Rural America
Nutrient Runoff is Killing American Waters and Voluntary Actions Aren’t Working
Donald Scavia

Feature
In Guam, the Gravest Threat Isn’t North Korea—It’s the United States
The United States is using this Pacific colony as its own private firing range.
Leilani Ganser
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.
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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.