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October 28, 2022: Pelosi Attack, Musk Twitter Purchase

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
The attack on Mr. Pelosi comes after right-wing figures have frequently advocated violence against the House speaker. In the first 12 hours after Musk acquired Twitter, the use of the n-word increased nearly 500%. Both are attacks on US democracy.

Redefining Freedom With Robin Kelley

Robin D. G. Kelley, Omari Weekes The Nation
A conversation with the historian about the 20th-anniversary of his seminal book Freedom Dreams, how the meaning of freedom has changed in the intervening years, the reparations debate, and more.

Anatomy of a Union Organizing Drive

AN INTERVIEW WITH DAISY PITKIN Jacobin
Unions aren’t just vehicles for transforming society — they also transform lives, as workers and organizers learn how to build an organization that can overthrow the authoritarian dictatorship of the boss and create a beloved community.

The Cuban Missile Crisis @ 60

Edited by Peter Kornbluh National Security Archive
Documents Record how Kennedy Administration Buried Quid Pro Quo that Resolved Missile Crisis Letters Implicate President Kennedy as Author of Political Attack On U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson