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Breaking the Silence on Palestinian Armed Struggle

Ramzy Baroud - Romana Rubeo CounterPunch
We asked Prof. Falk specifically about the Palestinian people’s right to defend themselves, and, specifically, about armed struggle and its consistency (or lack thereof) with international law.

Unions as a 21st Century Anti-Fascist Force

Bill Fletcher Jr. In These Times
Trump and his MAGA movement are conspiring with oligarchs to turn the U.S. into a rightwing authoritarian state. The labor movement can play a key role in fighting back.

Tariffs, Schmariffs

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Trump rewards the real offshorers with trillions in tax cuts.

Two Immigrant First Amendment Heroes Separated by Three Centuries

Dave Lindorff ThisCantBeHappening!
Rumeysa Ozturk and John Peter Zenger are book ends to the history of the First Amendment — the one that guarantees freedom of speech, association, religion, the right to petition for redress of grievances and freedom of the press.

This Week in People’s History, April 9–15, 2025

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President Trump making a televised presentation about the pandemic
Peddling Snake Oil from the Oval Office (2020), Refugees from the Great Dust-Up (1935), Jonas Salk, Lifesaver (1955), Fighting Racism for the Long Haul (1775), Ireland’s Prelude to Freedom (1920), Getting Organized to Fight Jim Crow (1960)