The Wisconsin Idea
Viewpoint
It's Up to the Left to Do What's Right
Executive Director Alex Han urges readers of In These Times to understand and develop strategies against the Right.
Alex Han
Departments
Why It's Easier to Imagine the End of the World Than the End of Capitalism
Capitalism is not the only way to organize our society. To move beyond it, the Left needs to imagine viable alternatives.
J. Patrick Patterson
PalestineDispatch
Will The Zionist Dream of Ethnically Cleansing Gaza Work?
Trump and Netanyahu Want to Clear Gaza of Palestinians. Apparently they haven't met us.
Yousef Aljamal
Feature
Why Trump's Tariffs Are a Losing Bet to Keep China at Bay and Remake the Global Order
Trump's plans around tariffs and annexation resemble a new Monroe Doctrine, but it’s a recipe that only leads to economic collapse—and war.
Tobita Chow
Labor
The Big Bank Plotting to Privatize the Post Office Under Trump
A newly released memo from banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the U.S. postal service: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs and raise prices by up to 140 percent.
Paul Prescod
Labor
For Labor, Caution Is Fatal
The riskiest course is to stay the course.
Stephen Lerner
Interview
A Movement to Destroy Democracy
Journalist Katherine Stewart on the Christian Right’s long march towards authoritarianism.
Paul Rosenberg
Palestine
My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.
Mahmoud Khalil
PalestineCultureComics
A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji al-Ali
With urgency and wit, this political art remains a bastion for Palestinian liberation and as pertinent as ever.
In These Times Editors
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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.