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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)

As Medicare Turns 59, We Still Must Defend It

Max Richtman Common Dreams
Even after nearly six decades of Medicare’s overall success, we must continually protect it from conservatives’ attempts to cut and privatize the program.

Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her

Y.L. Al-Sheikh, Nickan Fayyazi The Nation
The vice president’s ascension provides an opening for a new approach to the horror in Palestine. But it won’t happen without sustained political pressure.

Sonya Massey’s Killing Argues for Unarmed Response

Tahir Duckett New York Times
Alternative response programs, in which unarmed civilians, instead of armed officers, are being dispatched to respond to thousands of calls for service could prevent numerous police killings.