August/September 2024 Volume 48, Issue 07
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August/September 2024
Labor
Viewpoint
Fighting Privatization Is Good for Mental Health
Elena Gormley
The High Stakes of Mapping the Midwest
John Nichols
The Left Are the Adults in the Room
Osita Nwanevu
Feature
A "Sustainable Square Mile" Tests the Power of Biden's Billions for Climate Justice
Adam Mahoney
As All Eyes Are on Chicago This Week, Don't Forget What This City is About
J. Patrick Patterson
How to Listen to Michigan at the DNC in Chicago
Eman Abdelhadi
Dispatch
This Land is Co-op Land
Amie Stager
Culture
Punk Rock Karaoke
Bianca Xunise
Reflections on the 10-year Anniversary of the Ferguson Protests
Sherell Barbee and Jacqui Germain
Comics
48-7 Comics: Maintaining
Nate Powell
Departments
The Big Idea: Ethanol
J. Patrick Patterson
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Culture
Reflections on the 10-year Anniversary of the Ferguson Protests
I don’t blame Michael Brown for having a smoking habit. Nor will I blame the boy for stealing a pack of smokes on August 9, 2014.
Sherell Barbee and Jacqui Germain
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ViewpointElection 2024
The Left Are the Adults in the Room
Progressives have earned the party's ear at the Democratic National Convention—here's how to use it.
Osita Nwanevu