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This Week in People’s History, Dec 26-Jan 1

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Ebola-related Personal Protective Equipment training session for healthcare workers
Ebola Alarm Ignored (in 2013), Ma Rainey's Swan Song (1928), Endangered Species Act Too Young to Die (1973), Sinking Ship No Place for Rats (1958), Is THIS Emergency Response? (2013), Think Before You Drive (1938), Ho Chi Minh's Popularity (1963)

Sacred Tree or Tree of Paradise? Nature and the Christmas Tree

Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin CounterPunch
Whether the Christmas tree arises out of pagan worship or the nature-based polytheism of Egyptian lore, the Christmas tree plays a special part in our lives today, demonstrating that our relationship with nature goes back millennia.

How Congressional Maps Could Change in 2030

Michael Li, Gina Feliz Brennan Center for Justice
Newly released data from the Census Bureau points at big shifts in state representation in the House after the 2030 census.