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The Downfall of Larry Summers Was Long Overdue

Andy Storey Jacobin
Larry Summers has been forced to step back from public life after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. His moment of disgrace comes after decades of work promoting economic policies that have had a devastating impact on countless people.

Europe Needs a New Strategy Too

Minna Ålander Northern Flank Notes
Europe needs to finally seize the initiative and stop wasting time trying to manage Trump. It is time for Europe to formulate clear conditions under which real negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine can take place.

Sven Beckert’s Chronicle of Capitalism’s Long Rise

Nelson Lichtenstein Jacobin
Capitalism is a global economic system, so a proper chronicle of its rise to dominance has to examine the entire world, as historian Sven Beckert does in his massive new book, Capitalism: A Global History.

Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance

Melissa Gira Grant The New Republic
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.

This Week in People’s History, Dec 17–23, 2025

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Head shot of Frederick Douglass
‘Our Government May at Some Time Be in the Hands of a Bad Man’ (1866), Cracking Down on Radicals (1795), Emancipation, What Good Is It? (1865), Music at the Library (1940), New Direction for Jazz (1960)