The Left Has Played a Key Role in the Palestinian Struggle

Francesco Saverio Leopardi Jacobin
The rivalry between Fatah and Hamas has dominated Palestinian politics since the 1990s. Yet for many years, the main challenge to Fatah came from the groups of the Palestinian left, which have made a huge contribution to the national movement.

Ruling on Homelessness Raises Risks for Domestic Violence Survivors

Jennifer Gerson Scheer Post
Gorsuch continued “Grants Pass’s public-camping ordinances do not criminalize status. It makes no difference whether the charged defendant is currently a person experiencing homelessness, a backpacker on vacation, or a student who abandons his dorm

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)

Sonia Sotomayor: “With Fear for Our Democracy, I Dissent.”

Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court of the United States
"The long-term consequences of today’s decision are stark. The Court effectively creates a law-free zone around the President. When he uses his official powers in any way he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution."

Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity

Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, and Steffie Woolhandler Nation
The very “choice” that Medicare Advantage is said to offer is undermining Medicare’s promise of equal and universal care for seniors.