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Sweet Old Work

Jared Phillips Southern Foodways Alliance
Sorghum making is one of the many things that kept communities connected in the rural South. Our way of working offers the gift of slowness in an age built on the presumptions of speed.

‘Moderate’ Democrats Ain’t What They Used To Be

Perry Bacon The New Republic
Moderate voters are not like the people who purport to speak for them. And that’s crucial for Democratic candidates and strategists, as well as journalists, to understand. They're not looking for a nominee with a Republican-lite platform.

This Week in People’s History, Mar 11–17, 2026

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Tsunami approaching Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
When Willful Negligence Kills, It’s No ‘Accident’ (2011), Tom Paine, Heroic Journalist (1791), ‘God Is Germany’s Only Judge!’ (1936), Bad Blood Between U.S. and Iran Has a Long History (1951), A Catastrophic Day in Court (1886)

Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America

Mike Baker and Steven Rich The New York Times
Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

New Study: Union Candidates Deliver for Workers

Editors Convergence
A new study from the Center for Working-Class Politics, ASU's Center for Work & Democracy, & Jacobin reveals that politicians with union backgrounds campaign more aggressively for workers and vote further left — but unions rarely recruit them.

The Labor Movement Must Go All In on Organizing Amazon

Benjamin Y. Fong Convergence
The CIO unionized General Motors in 1937 and saved the labor movement. Today's unions need to do the same to Amazon if there is any hope of stopping the slow death of American labor.

The Left’s Housing Civil War Is Ending

Liam Dillon, Janaki Chadha Politico
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani are embracing a mix of housing policy ideas that could permanently reshuffle urban politics.

Whatever It Takes

David B. Green The American Prospect
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has gone to great lengths to cling to power.