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John Roberts’s About-Face on Supreme Court Activism

David Sirota Jacobin
During the Reagan administration, John Roberts was known for denouncing judicial overreach. Today he has adopted an assertive use of judicial power, using the Supreme Court’s shadow docket to fast-track corporate wins on climate and federal policy.

Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund

Whitney Curry Wimbish The American Prospect
The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.

Outcome Is Jonah Hill’s Inept Hollywood Satire

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Jonah Hill’s new Apple TV Hollywood satire, Outcome, wants to skewer celebrity culture. But even with the likable Keanu Reeves, its muddled script and self‑pitying subtext reveal more about the industry’s narcissism than the film ever intended.

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

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Mushroom cloud rising from Yucca Flats on April 22, 1952
Duck and Cover (1952), Long Fight for School Integration (1951), U.S. Out of Vietnam! (1971), Springsteen Channels Seeger (2006), Take Your Blacklist and Shove It! (1951), Building US Prison Camps (1951), No Job’s Worth Dying For (1971)

The Worst Justice Ever

Robert Reich Robert Reich Substack
Clarence Thomas's attack on progressivism last week was the last straw

Promoting Well-Being With Healthy Community Stores

Susan Kelley Cornell Chronicle
Since 2018, the Healthy Community Store Initiative (HCSI) has encouraged the owners of local stores to stock healthy options in Buffalo’s food deserts, while educating customers on the benefits of eating healthful foods, checking one’s blood pressur