March 2026 Volume 50, Issue 02

Departments
The Big Idea: Guerrilla Theater
Alongside protests against raids and deportations, small actions of absurdist disruption can also prove to expose the raw violence of those in power.
J. Patrick Patterson
Palestine
A Memory to Light the Way
“Grief does not go anywhere, but instead takes up residence within us.”
Emily Glick
Viewpoint
A Snapshot of the Possible
Since the financial crisis and Great Recession of the early Obama era, a core group of community and union organizers in Minnesota had been building what they called “alignment.” January 23 was one fruit borne from that labor.
Alex Han
ComicsComics
An Homage to Chicago’s the Orphanage and Other Comics
New comics commenting on everyone from Kristi Noem to Trump by Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.
Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Brian McFadden and Jen Sorensen
Dispatch
“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”
Minnesota rises with civil disobedience and mass protest.
Sarah Lazare
Culture
The Poetics of Malcolm X
On the poetry that influenced the Civil Rights trailblazer and the art he inspired.
Elham Shirin
LaborInterview
Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig
Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the January 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.
Daniel Denvir
Viewpoint
Empire of Extortion
The abduction of Venezuela’s president and the plunder of its oil signal a new and dangerous phase in U.S. foreign policy.
Alberto Toscano
Viewpoint
“Always More Than a Label”: 8 Ways to Be Like King for the Struggle Today—Coretta Scott King, That Is
Jeanne Theoharis

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