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How (and Why) AI Is Eroding Democracy in the US

Tom Valovic Common Dreams
Big Tech elitists have their hooks into everything—from what happens in the privacy of our homes to the rampant AI-driven militarism we see unfolding on the global stage. Luckily, people are fighting back.

The Welcome Table’s Socialist Vision for Climate Refugees

Josh Fox, An Interview by Ed Rampell Convergence
Gasland director Josh Fox’s new HBO documentary, The Welcome Table, argues the climate emergency is inseparable from empire, capitalism, and the fight for universal freedom of movement.

Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism

Robert Jensen LA Progressive
In a candid cross-racial dialogue, Cornelia Gipson and Robert Jensen explore white identity, internalized racism, privilege, empathy, and why honest conversations about race remain so difficult—and so necessary.

This Week in People’s History, Jun 24–30, 2026

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A Long-Delayed Warning at Long Last (1964), U.S. Thumbs Nose at International Court of Justice (1986), A Champion in More Ways than One (1971), A Braver, Saner, Truer Rebel (1916), Holding the Line Against Trump Administration Sexism (1966)

Report Warns Attacks on Workers’ Rights Are Weakening Democracy

Democracy Without Borders Democracy Without Borders
The International Trade Union Confederation has released its annual report on global rights. This year the U.S. was placed on a new “watchlist” alongside 6 other countries where there found a measurable increase in worker rights' violations.