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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

LaborViewpoint

The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat

For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

LaborPalestineInterview

In Monumental Vote, NEA Teachers Join Chorus Against ADL

In the wake of the National Education Association’s vote to not partner with the Anti-Defamation League, and the union board’s eventual veto, activists discuss teachers’ role in Palestine solidarity—and in union democracy.

Sonia Chajet Wides

Departments

Gil Scott-Heron: A New Popular Musician with Less Glitter, More Politics

Gil Scott-Heron inspired generations of politically conscious musicians to speak out against injustice despite surveillance and backlash.

Steve Chapple

Climate

Could Poor Countries Hold the U.S. Accountable for Climate Chaos?

A recent court ruling and a brave stand by Brazil could help force the Trump administration to answer for its environmental lawlessness.

Basav Sen

Departments

Under Health Communism, Care is a Human Right

In their 2022 book, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant argue that under capitalism, the sick and elderly are treated like surplus populations—and that a better system is possible.

J. Patrick Patterson

ViewpointPolitics

Conservatives’ Long War on Free Thought

Trump’s escalating attacks on higher education represent a centuries-long drive to kill the Socratic spirit.

Matt McManus

Culture

New Music from Anti-Fascist Folk Singer Woody Guthrie Released

With this reveal of 22 previously unheard songs, the Guthrie family hopes the radical messages in “Woody At Home” will inspire the next generation of protest songwriters.

Caroleine James

Viewpoint

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

Sofya Aptekar

Palestine

On Grief and Surviving Alone in Gaza

My 14-year-old niece Noor was the only survivor after an Israeli airstrike. I want the world to remember who we lost.

Yousef Aljamal

Dispatch

Teachers Try to Beat the Heat

As extreme heat rises in Orlando, Fla., teachers turn to collective bargaining to ensure comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms.

McKenna Schueler

Labor

Dispatch from the Employer Offensive: Mauser Teamsters Strike Back

Teamsters across the nation are striking to support Chicago factory workers' fight for better wages, working conditions and immigration protections.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborCulture

A Beautiful Rendering of Working-Class Life, Warts and All

In his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong depicts the meeting of New England’s newer low-wage immigrant working class and its older industrial working class.

Steve Early