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What the US Can Learn From the French Left

Harrison Stetler The Nation
The New Popular Front won the most seats in France's snap legislative elections but fell far short of an absolute majority. The NFP — a broad left-wing coalition — was indeed critical in denying Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally a victory.

Starvation in Sudan

Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox LA Progressive
Sudan is home to the world’s largest hunger crisis, as the war continues to devastate lives and livelihoods. As in Gaza, the deprivation is deliberate.

This Week in People’s History, July 31-Aug 6

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Freedom Summer Digs In (1964), Warsaw Uprising Begins (1944), Jim Crow, Meet Lieutenant Robinson (1944), A Big Win for Free Speech (1929), Beach Days for the Masses (1929), ‘We Seek No Wider War’ (1964), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1964)