The nation's premier cultural stage joins a chorus of voices in the arts demanding just labor conditions as a pillar of free expression.
Michelle Chen
Columnists
How renters in two Chicago neighborhoods found each other—and fought back—when the same investor planned to displace them.
Rebecca Burns
Forget America First—Under Trump, It's Corporations First
Big corporations donated heavily to Trump’s inaugural fund. Just a few months later, federal cases against them are being dropped.
Rick Claypool
The Best Protection For Students Is a Mass Movement
A conversation with Momodou Taal, the Cornell student suing the Trump Administration for repression against students.
Nidaa Lafi and Momodou Taal
Agreement Around Freelance Contributors to In These Times
Why the work of the 2025 Labor Organizers of the Year is so critical.
Nelson Lichtenstein
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Building Bridges and Erasing Jail Debt: Katherine Passley
Kim Kelly
FeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
The Education of a Teamster Rebel: Antonio Rosario
Luis Feliz Leon
LaborFeatureLabor Organizer of the Year
Braving a Campaign of Terror: Unnamed
Maurizio Guerrero
Honorable mentions
Labor Organizer of the Year
In These Times Honors Academic Workers
Fatima Jalloh
Labor Organizer of the Year
In These Times Honors Starbucks Workers
Fatima Jalloh
A year into Israel's war in Gaza, four activists working at the intersection of Black and Palestinian liberation discuss the genocide, the upcoming U.S. election and the power of international solidarity.
Nashwa Bawab
A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment.
Shane Burley
ViewpointPalestine
School Curriculum Supports the Genocide. Here’s How Teachers Can Push Back.
Bill Bigelow
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A Fateful Year: How It Feels to Lose Gaza
Yousef Aljamal
LaborInterview
Why U.S. Labor Has a "Special Responsibility" to Stop Israel's Attacks on Lebanon
Sarah Lazare
Translations
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“No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE
Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns
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Presidente de la UAW: El Primero de Mayo De 2028 Podría Transformar el Movimiento Sindical—y el Mundo
Shawn Fain
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Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.
Alessandra Bergamin
Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action.
Adam Federman
“I showed up for East Palestine because I realized we are not alone.”
Maximillian Alvarez and Molly Crabapple
Columnists
Featuring a new foreword by the late Nikki Giovanni and interviews with Marc Lamont Hill and rapper Noname, Prose to the People spotlights the unyielding resilience of Black bookstores.
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Culture
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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.