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Trepidation, Defiance and Déjà Vu Mark Mexican Independence Day in Chicago

“The important thing is that they’ve held it, they’re not intimidated, and we’re showing who we are and celebrating our history, our culture and our traditions."

Lilia Fernández

Labor

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers

“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.

Sarah Lazare and Ari Bloomekatz

Labor

3 Crises Facing the Labor Movement

The slogan "Organize or Die" has become uncomfortably relevant.

Hamilton Nolan

Politics

ICE Operation 'Midway Blitz' Underway as Authoritarian Trump Targets Chicago

"Donald Trump and his departments of alphabet boys and National Guard troops aren't welcome and aren't needed in Chicago," said the head of the city's teachers union.

Jessica Corbett

Housing

Have Private Equity Landlords Met Their Match?

A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes.

Thomas Birmingham

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The Real Estate Pity Party

Tenant power helped carry Zohran Mamdani to victory—and the landlord lobby is none too pleased.

Thomas Birmingham and Rebecca Burns

ViewpointPalestine

Democratic Leadership Still Hasn’t Caught Up to the Party’s Base on Gaza

Amid growing calls for an end to U.S. support for Israel among Democrats, the consensus is starting to shift—even if the establishment tries to stand in the way.

Stephen Zunes

FeatureHousing

Mobile Home Mobilization

How trailer park residents are banding together against the speculative real estate market.

Eleni Schirmer

ViewpointPolitics

Fighting Fascism Through Solidarity

Fascism depends on scapegoating, isolation and fear. Embracing the concept that “an injury to one is an injury to all” is an essential tool to fight back.

Naomi Braine

Labor

Why the Canadian Flight Attendants’ Strike Was “A Perfect Storm” for Labor

The government’s “eyebrow-raising” penchant for breaking up strikes met its match in the woman-dominated workforce

Emma Arkell

LaborViewpoint

Trump to Coal Miners: Drop Dead

The administration keeps delaying a life-saving safety rule—while claiming to love coal miners.

Kim Kelly

ViewpointPalestinePolitics

How Zohran Mamdani Achieved Escape Velocity from Politics as Usual

An optimistic, disciplined Left can draw centrists into the coalition—by rejecting their politics.

Dania Rajendra and Rebecca Vilkomerson

Viewpoint

New Orleans’ History Is America’s History, and Katrina Is America’s Possible Future

The disaster that struck the Gulf Coast 20 years ago was not an aberration but a product of U.S. history.

Andy Horowitz

Comics

"Oh, Are You AI Shaming Me?"

August comics—including an exclusive from Bianca Xunise—curated by ITT Comics Editor Matt Bors

Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling and peter kuper

InterviewCultureComics

Cartoonists Band Together for Palestine

A new anthology brings more than 60 artists together to dream of a free Palestine.

Daniel Lukes

ViewpointPolitics

Why Does the New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading with Jewish Voters?

Polling shows mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead with Jewish New Yorkers, but you won’t read about it in the paper of record.

Adam Johnson

ViewpointPolitics

An Authoritarian Dress Rehearsal

The spectacle of Trump’s Washington takeover may be fascist pageantry, but it’s also something more.

Alberto Toscano

Labor

Immigrant Subway Cleaners in New York Win Millions

The victory surrounds back wages and the dangerous work cleaners undertook during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Luis Feliz Leon