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This Week in People’s History, July 24–30

Cartoon of Richard Nixon losing the White House tapes cover-up
So Much Change in 50 Years (1974), ‘The News That Kills’ (1989), Martial Law’s Upside (1934), ‘Big Government’ in Action (1949), NYPD Prepares for the Worst (1934), ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round’ (1964), ‘Wait Around, Mr. President’ (1974)

Election 2024: The Path Forward

Michael Podhorzer Weekend Reading
There are 106 days to reconsolidate the Anti-MAGA majority. We, not just Democratic campaigns, but also civil society, the free press, and everyday Americans, have a big task ahead of us. We have risen to the challenge before, and we can do it again.

How the Potato Changed the Course of World History

Matthew Wills JStor.org
The potato is native to the Andes, where it’s been cultivated for at least 4,000 years.
Historian William H. McNeill contends that the potato fundamentally changed world history. European armies marched on what they foraged locally even if it meant peasants starved to death as a result.

Banlieue Vote Pivotal in French Left’s Upset

Amba Guerguerian The Indypendent
Voters from Paris’s marginalized immigrant communities turned out in large numbers to vote for leftist coalition that championed wealth redistribution and Palestinian statehood.