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Feature
Are Credit Unions the Cure to the Problems with Gentrification in NYC?
For mom-and-pop businesses trying to stay afloat, credit union loans offer a lifeline.
Abigail Savitch-Lew

Viewpoint
Whose Business Is Anyone’s Gender, Anyway?
Journalists, it's time we adopted the gender-neutral pronoun "they."
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin

Culture
Jeremy Corbyn Is Already Pushing the Labour Party to Fight Inequality and Injustice
Despite a seemingly endless torrent of attacks and gossip, Corbyn is building a real alternative to politics as usual in the UK.
Jane Miller

Labor
So Far, Chrysler Workers Are Roundly Rejecting UAW’s Two-Tier Contract Deal
Alexandra Bradbury
Texas Provides Virginia with Lethal Injection Drugs Amid National Shortage
George Lavender

InvestigationGoodman Institute
U.S. Prisons and Jails Are Threatening the Lives of Pregnant Women and Babies
Our 6-month investigation reveals the horrific and shameful conditions facing pregnant prisoners—and the inhumane treatment they receive.
Victoria Law

Labor
Even the Wall Street Journal Smells a Rat in A&P Supermarkets Bankruptcy
Bruce Vail

Feature
Michael Harrington on the Uniquely Orthodox Radicalism of Dorothy Day
From the In These Times archive: Our 1980 obituary for the radical Catholic leader.
Michael Harrington

Labor
The Long, Strange Tale of a California Farm’s Attempts To Break Its Workers’ Union
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.