The Wisconsin Idea

Rural America
As Pipeline Demonstration Grows, North Dakota Authorities Pull Drinking Water from Camp
Lauren McCauley

Labor
We Are Witnessing a New Age of Social Justice Movements—And That Includes Labor
Shaun Richman

Rural America
How FDA Deception Promotes Genetically Engineered Food
Steven M. Druker

Comics
What Trump’s Immigrant Test Will Look Like
Matt Bors

Feature
The National Security “Experts” Denouncing Trump Are a Who’s Who of Disastrous Neocons
The enemies of my enemy may be war criminals.
Rebecca Gordon

Labor
How We Won a Contract Against Austerity at CUNY
Barbara Bowen

Feature
20 Years After Welfare Reform, The Fight to Destigmatize Poor Black Mothers Continues
An interview with Maureen Taylor, a longtime economic justice advocate and chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization.
Premilla Nadasen

Culture
In Ixcanul, Guatemala’s First-Ever Oscar Entry, Feminism Erupts in a Small Mayan Community
Filmed entirely in Kaqchikel, Jayro Bustamante’s new movie explores a clash between reproductive rights and tradition.
Michael Atkinson

Rural America
Rural Stories Making Headlines (August 21, 2016)
Rural America In These Times
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.