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This Week in People’s History, Jan 28-Feb 3, 2026

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The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
An Endless Coverup (1986), Genocide’s the Real Crime (1996), Whites Kill, Blacks Do Time (1966), Andrew Jackson, Ahead of His Time (1834), How Did President Wilson Sleep? (1921), Wars Kill, But Mum’s the Word (1991), John Kennedy, Movie Fan (1961)

Gov. Kathy Hochul Refuses To Back Striking New York Nurses

Theodore Hamm The Indypendent
Unlike Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul has not backed striking New York nurses, tepidly calling on “both sides” to negotiate. Her position may have to do with the hefty donations state Democrats have received from the New York hospital associ

US Companies Prepare To Profit From Regime Change in Cuba

Blake Burdge Jacobin
Eyeing a possible regime change in Cuba, US corporations see an opportunity to recoup assets lost in revolutionary seizures many decades ago. The Supreme Court, at the urging of the Trump administration, might soon clear the way for them.

Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’?

Laurence H. Tribe The New York Review of Books
The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past.