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Rural America
Solving the 10,000-Year-Old Problem of Agriculture: An Interview with Wes Jackson
Allen White
Video
The Undemocratic Origins of Superdelegates: Democracy Now! Talks to In These Times
Jessica Stites

Feature
Meet the Rabbi Who Renounced Zionism and Embraced Palestinian Liberation
When Brant Rosen spoke out against Israel's occupation of Palestine, he lost his Jewish spiritual community, but quickly found another.
Eli Massey

Viewpoint
How U.S. and U.K. Media Are Trying Their Best To Push Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela Over the Edge
American political and media elites would love to see the leftist Venezuelan government go down just as Brazil's Workers' Party has.
Max Ajl

Rural America
America First, Planet be Damned: Trump Calls for Orgy of Extraction in North Dakota Energy Speech
John Collins

Dispatch
These Online Platforms Make Direct Democracy Possible
New platforms are bringing power to the people.
Tom Ladendorf

Viewpoint
When Two Choices for President Aren’t Enough
To address voter apathy, we need a new system
Joel Bleifuss

Labor
New Study Reveals Just How Brutal Meat and Poultry Work Is for Workers
Elizabeth Grossman

Labor
Revolt of the ‘Chapulines’: After Strike, Indigenous Mexican Farmworkers Vote To Unionize
David Bacon
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 Union, 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.