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This Week in People’s History, Aug. 7–13

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Lyrics to the first verse of Next Stop, Vietnam
Next Stop, Vietnam (1964), 80 Years Late, the Mutiny that Never Was (1944), ‘A Lonely Island of Poverty’ (1964), Warplanes Aren’t Cheap (1939), Destruction and Devastation (1779), Little Rock’s Slo-Mo Crisis (1959), A Powerful Union Is Born (1919)

The Pitch of Passion

Colm Tóibín The New York Review of Books
James Baldwin was fascinated with eloquence itself, the soaring phrase, the rhythm pushed hard, the sharp and glorious ring of a sentence.

How Harris Can Outfox Trump (and Vance) on Taxes

Bill Scher Washington Monthly
The presumptive Democratic nominee can appeal to the working class by slapping a higher tax rate on corporations that lavish money on their chief executives but don’t adequately pay their workers.

Friday Nite Videos | August 2, 2024

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Can the Supreme Court Strike Down Court Reform? The Woman Who Inspires Fear in Corporate America. War Game | Documentary. Kamala Harris Hunts for a VP | Daily Show. Religious Affiliation Declines, Christian Communities Divide.

Protest and Serve

Kamau Franklin Yes! Magazine
Organizers working to end police violence refuse to be intimidated by growing efforts to criminalize free speech.

How Sinclair Sneaks Right-Wing Spin Into Millions of Households

Pete Tucker FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Sinclair is able to sneak its propaganda into millions of American homes, including in presidential swing states where Sinclair owns more stations than any other network by requiring its affiliates to air the right-wing stories it sends them.