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How Spotify Is Quietly Supporting the Military-Industrial Complex
Unbeknownst to most users, Spotify has a secret endeavor—backing the efforts of war.
Jennifer Stavros
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Labor
Truckers, Tired of Being Exposed to Hazardous Waste, Call on the Feds for Help
They say the oil and gas industry is ignoring HAZMAT procedures, endangering them and the communities they drive through.
Kim Kelly
3
Feature
"If I Must Die," A Poem by Refaat Alareer
A poem written before the author's death in an airstrike by the Israeli military.
Refaat Alareer
4
Departments
An Open Letter to the New Pope
As the first American pope takes the helm, we revisit an open letter published in 1978 by peace activist Blase A. Bonpane to Pope John Paul I.
Blase A. Bonpane
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Viewpoint
An Injury to All
What unites the disparate parts of a diverse workers’ movement can be the understanding that “an injury to one” truly is an injury to all.
Alex Han
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Culture
Meet the Artists Confronting Trump’s Culture Cuts
As federal support for the arts disappears, these creatives are turning identity and protest into their medium.
Xintian Tina Wang
7
Feature
"Be Brilliant in Your Area"
An interview with Cori Bush
Ari Bloomekatz
8
Feature
The Most Hated Woman on the Internet
Haters--myself included--have pummeled Amanda Palmer so far beyond recognition that it’s disconcerting to hear her actual voice in her new memoir, The Art of Asking.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
9
Viewpoint
Here's How Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Make Life in America Worse
The budget bill passed by Republicans and signed by President Trump represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery.
Sarah Anderson and Lindsay Koshgarian
10
Feature
Trump 2.0 and the Reverse Racism Presidency
In a topsy-turvy world where Afrikaners are “refugees” and civil rights are for white men, every accusation is a confession.
Alberto Toscano
11
Investigation
Goodman Institute
The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders
Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.
Alessandra Bergamin
12
Labor
Feature
Rural America
The Battle for the Future of Farmwork
Trump’s immigration crackdown and a growing union effort are transforming Upstate New York into a battleground over who will grow our food and under what conditions.
Joseph Bullington
13
Viewpoint
Zohran Mamdani and the Anatomy of a Bogus “Antisemitism” Scandal
The smears against Mamdani—based on cynical weaponization of identity politics—are straight out of a playbook used to defame any critics of Israel’s government.
Adam Johnson
14
Feature
The Right-Wing Issue
Losing the Plot: The “Leftists” Who Turn Right
What do we make of former friends who fell down the rabbit hole of the Right?
Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet
15
Viewpoint
Politics
Built to Dominate
Palantir is designing the infrastructure of repression—and telling us why.
Alberto Toscano
16
Viewpoint
Politics
America for Sale! Everything Must Go!
Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" trades tax cuts on millionaires for the dissolution of society
Hamilton Nolan
17
Labor
Palestine
Investigation
U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists
A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment.
Shane Burley
18
Viewpoint
Palestine
Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza
Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice.
Shane Burley
19
Comics
Schumer Tries (And Fails) to Win the American Public’s Heart... And Other Comics
New comics by Brian McFadden, Jen Sorensen, Tom Tomorrow and Mattie Lubchansky.
Brian McFadden, Jen Sorensen, Tom Tomorrow and Mattie Lubchansky
20
Viewpoint
Politics
Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power
Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with more than a dozen organizers about what we’ve won, what we’ve learned about power and what’s still to be done to deliver a more equitable city.
Asha Ransby-Sporn
21
Viewpoint
Palestine
Defending the Indefensible
As Western governments repress Palestine solidarity and enable Israel’s impunity, the “liberal international order” is no longer bothering to manufacture consent.
Alberto Toscano
22
Feature
Palestine
The Student Movement for Palestine Continues, Despite Crackdowns
Students organizing to free Palestine discuss how to sustain a movement under relentless repression
Nashwa Bawab
23
Comics
Hey Kids, Is This an Ice Agent or Kidnapper?
New web-only comics curated by Comics Editor Matt Bors with art from Kirk Anderson, Ruben Bolling, Mattie Lubchansky and Jen Sorensen.
24
Culture
The Socialism Issue
Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline
The Right has flooded the internet with misinformation. The content creators of BreadTube are doing something about it.
Armand D. Jackson, Ivonne Ortiz and Xuandi Wang
25
Feature
Culture
Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship
In this reprint of "Peril" and "Racism and Fascism," Toni Morrison warns of the creative depths of fascism's reach.
Sherell Barbee and Toni Morrison
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Labor
Palestine
The Largest U.S. Teachers’ Union Has Voted to Cut Ties with the ADL
The three million-member National Education Association approved a measure to split with the Anti-Defamation League for not being “the social justice educational partner it claims to be.”
Emmaia Gelman
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