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This Week in People’s History, Dec 3–9, 2025

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1860 Harpers Weekly illustration showing Boston abolitionists under attack
Short Tempers In a Polarized Nation (1860), Justice for the Wilmington 10, Better Late than Never (1980), Just How Bad Can the Federal Courts Get? (1910), Witch Hunters Against Common Sense (1950), War Crimes Are Common, But Not Convictions (1985)

This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza

Ben Rhodes The New York Times
By letting go of an outdated approach, Democrats can reclaim their values, foster a bigger and more stable coalition and start building the world they want, rather than defending the indefensible.

Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.

Meagan Day Jacobin
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spe

Sunday Science: The Plague That Won’t Die

Pria Anand The New York Review of Books
As my recent diagnosis shows, tuberculosis is not a relic of medical history. It remains the leading infectious cause of death worldwide—and America is hardly immune.