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No Name Collective Activists march to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in downtown Chicago during an action to “Shut Down ICE.” In response to the action, ICE canceled a “public dialogue” about plans to build a new detention camp in Crete, Illinois. More

Jenny Polak with thanks to No Name Collective and AKIH, Northwestern University Activists from Chicago and Crete, Illinois, commemorate their successful fight to stop the construction of a for-profit detention center in Crete during a photo shoot and celebration at the Anglican Mission Church More

Jenny Polak with thanks to No Name Collective and AKIH, Northwestern University Activists from Chicago and Crete, Illinois, commemorate their successful fight to stop the construction of a for-profit detention center in Crete during a photo shoot and celebration at the Anglican Mission Church More

Like Argentina’s popular rebellion, Occupy is about “a collective refusal to remain passive in an untenable situation,” the author writes. Here, protesters participate in an Occupy Wall Street General Assembly on October 15, 2011. More

UNITE HERE Is it a Jewish obligation to stand up for collective bargaining rights? Here Rabbi Victor Mirelman of West Suburban Temple Har Zion, Rabbi Larry Edwards of Congregation Or Chadash, and Rabbi Brant Rosen of Evanston’s Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation pray and picket in solidarity More

A farm owner collects chickens for transport to slaughter. They are carried by their legs, six at a time, and put into crates. Spain. More

Workers in Wisconsin have mounted a fierce battle to preserve their collective bargaining rights. Here, thousands pack the Capitol Rotunda in Madison, Wisconsin, to protest anti-union legislation in February 2011. Credit: Creative Commons/Jessie Reeder. More

Consuelo J. Underwood (top); Yreina D. Cervantez from the collection of Ramon Cervantez (middle); and Consuelo J. Underwood (bottom) Undocumented Borderland Flowers by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood (top), La Ruta Turquesa by Yreina D. Cervantez (middle), and Flags by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood More

Consuelo J. Underwood (top); Yreina D. Cervantez from the collection of Ramon Cervantez (middle); and Consuelo J. Underwood (bottom) Undocumented Borderland Flowers by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood (top), La Ruta Turquesa by Yreina D. Cervantez (middle), and Flags by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood More

Consuelo J. Underwood (top); Yreina D. Cervantez from the collection of Ramon Cervantez (middle); and Consuelo J. Underwood (bottom) Undocumented Borderland Flowers by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood (top), La Ruta Turquesa by Yreina D. Cervantez (middle), and Flags by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood More

Consuelo J. Underwood (top); Yreina D. Cervantez from the collection of Ramon Cervantez (middle); and Consuelo J. Underwood (bottom) Undocumented Borderland Flowers by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood (top), La Ruta Turquesa by Yreina D. Cervantez (middle), and Flags by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood More

Consuelo J. Underwood (top); Yreina D. Cervantez from the collection of Ramon Cervantez (middle); and Consuelo J. Underwood (bottom) Undocumented Borderland Flowers by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood (top), La Ruta Turquesa by Yreina D. Cervantez (middle), and Flags by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood More

Deborah Kaufman A Palestinian moving crew from Al-Quds helps Deborah Kaufman load her mother’s poetry collection into their truck. More

Adrienne Rich is a woman who could evoke the history of malaise in our society, along with the suppressions stored in our individual and collective subconscious More

Lisa Bigeleisen Debt doesn’t need to be isolating—it can be a platform for collective action. The first step is coming out about our debts. More

Facing page: Gouache from Life? Or Theatre? by Charlotte Salomon ® Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam © Charlotte Salomon Foundation More

Creative Commons/Raja Ravi Varma and British Library Hindu Manuscripts Hanuman (left), Saraswati (middle), and Ganesha (right) are three of the Hindu deities that collectively represent the unity of Being. More

Ruben Cukier ( rubencukierart.com ) “In liberalism,” the author writes, “the social world in front of us is perceived as a vast collection of individuals, each pursuing his or her own chosen destiny.” The isolating quality of this worldview is evoked in this untitled painting by Ruben Cukier. More

This U.S. political cartoon, circa 1900, highlights the ravenous nature of U.S. foreign policy in its depiction of the debate over whether the United States should build a canal through Panama or Nicaragua. Credit: Creative Commons/The Granger Collection, NY. More