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Labor Wins When They Run Union Members for Office

Ned Rust Jacobin
A new report from the Center for Working-Class Politics, Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy, and Jacobin shows how labor can play to its strengths — and win. The secret? Run more union members for office.

Language Matters: There Are No “Wars of Choice”

Richard Falk CounterPunch
Even if the U.S. stops attacking today, there is no assurance that Israel will not persist, but even if both countries were to stop immediately, the aftermath of this war will leave many burning embers afflicting the lives of the Iranian people ...

This Week in People’s History, Mar 25–31, 2026

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Drawing by John Sloan of a wealthy businessman and a skeleton shaking hands over the corpse of a garment worker killed by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Never Forget the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire! (1911), Vietnam War Opposed Worldwide (1966), Andrew Johnson Puts His Racism on Display (1866), Lieutenant Calley Gets His Wrist Slapped (1971), Centuries of Caring for the Poor and the Sick (1736)

New Model Predicts How Mosquitoes Will Fly

Jennifer Chu MIT News
Their flight patterns change in response to different sensory cues, a new study finds. The work could lead to more effective traps and mosquito control strategies.