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This Week in People’s History, July 3–9

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1983 White House meeting on Afghanistan
Getting War in Asia Started (1979), A Rent Strike for the Ages (1839), Blood on the Embarcadero (1934), Go-Slow Asbestos Ban (1989), When “Intelligence” Was Wishful Thinking (2004), Just a Coincidence?, Nice Try, International Court of Justice (2004)

The Effect of Class Consciousness on Political Preferences

D. W. Livingstone Jacobin
Political preferences are often discussed through a one-size-fits-all middle-class lens. But empirical data shows that class significantly influences voting patterns, with growing class consciousness driving dissatisfaction with established parties.

Why Housing First Failed in Canada

Laurence Braun-Woodbury Canadian Dimension
To end homelessness we must reclaim our housing infrastructure from the investor class, produce homes as if they were essential goods rather than investment vehicles.