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This Week in People’s History, Jan 9 – 15

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Page 1 of an early issue of La Follette's Weekly Magazine
Fighting the Good Fight (in 1909), Teach Literacy, Go to Jail (1854), Deadly But Very Popular (1964), Pretending to Drain the Swamp (1984), Orgy of Police Brutality (1874), McCarthyism's Downfall (1964), Hitler's Friends in the House of Lords (1934)

Six Challenges for the Tough Year Ahead

Max Elbaum Convergence Magazine
The people-power, energy, and savvy exist to regain the initiative against MAGA and win a ceasefire in Gaza. To do so, we will need to call on positive vision, political clarity, narrative power—and courage.

What the New Deal Teaches Us About the Current Rise of Fascism

Ben Tumin and Heather Cox Richardson Teen Vogue
Ben Tumin interviews historian Heather Cox Richardson about the rise of fascism in the U.S. and how Americans have resisted it in the past. In her words, “We are living in another time of testing.” Her advice? Stay focused and get creative.