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Culture
Óscar Martínez’s New Book Vividly Demonstrates Why People Are Fleeing Central America
In 'a History of Violence,' the reporter and award-winning author of 'The Beast' looks at endemic drug violence
Ilan Stavans

Rural America
Unity, Environmentalism and the Overview Effect: Looking Down from the International Space Station
John Collins

How Do Companies Make Money From Incarceration?
George Lavender

Feature
This Is the Best Moment Yet for Peace in Syria—And Diplomacy Is the Only Solution
Charles Glass, longtime Middle East journalist, discusses the Syrian conflict and his friendship with Edward Said.
Eli Massey

Viewpoint
Hillary Clinton Won Super Tuesday, But Bernie Sanders Won the Future
The millennials have spoken, and they overwhelmingly chose Sanders' radical change over Clinton's incremental reform.
Joel Bleifuss

Culture
After Decades of Bigotry and Antipolitics, the GOP Got What It Deserves in Donald Trump
With Trump, the GOP is reaping what it sowed over the last seven years. But there's no time for schadenfreude: Trump is now everyone's problem.
Chris Lehmann

Comics
The Miracle of American Punditry
Matt Bors

Culture
Why Donald Trump Sends a Chill Through My Muslim-American Body
Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric is even more dangerous than it seems
Saqib Bhatti

Labor
The Lessons of A. Philip Randolph’s Life for Racial Justice and Labor Activists Today
David Cochran
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.