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This Week in People’s History, Jul 22–28, 2026

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Thomas Nast cartoon of William Tweed, a difficult prisoner
Enriching Oneself in High Office Does Not Ensure a Comfortable Death (1871), Conquest of Florida Starts with a Massacre (1816), Delbert Tibbs, Whose Time on Death Row Led Him to His Calling (1976)

Progressive Troy Jackson Wins ME Senate Nomination

David Dayen The American Prospect
The North Woods logger out-organized everyone to take Graham Platner’s place. “In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it,” Jackson said.

Game Changer Policies: Solidarity Insurance and ‘Just Cause’ Job Protections

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez; Irene Tung and Paul K. Sonn Political Economy Research Institute
The Game Changers project offers bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans. Two new proposals presented this week are Solidarity Insurance and Just Cause Job Protections.

The Politics of Kurdish-Palestinian Solidarity

Kerem Schamberger Jacobin
The Kurdish and Palestinian movements were forged in a common anti-colonial tradition. Their different political trajectories now reveal two competing models of liberation in the 21st century.

The Case for Tripling Union Membership

Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens, Jennifer Sherer, Ben Zipperer, Margaret Polydock Economic Policy Institute
How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy