A digitally collaged image featuring a close-up black-and-white portrait of Elon Musk at the center, with protest scenes on either side. On the left, a historical protest against apartheid is visible, with demonstrators holding signs reading ‘New England Students Against Apartheid’ and ‘End Racism Now’ in front of a domed government building. On the right, a modern protest shows people holding a sign that reads ‘No One Elected Elon.’ The collage is overlaid with a stylized color treatment in shades of green, orange, and yellow, with map-like textures appearing in the background.

Mother Jones illustration; Jim Macmillan/AP; Antonio Masiello/Getty; Clara Jeffery

Elon Musk, Apartheid, and America’s New Boycott Movement

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School gymnasium filled with people sitting in folding chairs, some with their arms raised, holding pieces of green paper.

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