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This Week in People’s History, Oct 1–7, 2025

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A cartoon with this text: Where did all these Nazi scientists come from?  That's preposterous. Wernher here is as American as apple pie.
‘Operation Paperclip’, the U.S. Space Program’s Creepy Pedigree (1945), Plugging a Hole in Earth’s Atmosphere (1985), A Coal Miner’s Daughter and Proud of It (1970), A Hard Look at a Failed Strike (1990), Show Your Opposition to Censorship This Week!

The UAW’s Shawn Fain on Union Growth and Union Power

Shawn Fain Jacobin
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain: “Make no mistake: the billionaire class is not going to give up power willingly. They are on an endless pursuit of profit, no matter the cost.”

MAGA Is Coming for the WNBA

Alex Keeney Politico
The nation’s most prominent — and most politically active — women’s pro sports league is on a collision course with Donald Trump.

ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest

Amy Goodman, Juan González, Kat Abughazaleh Democracy Now!
Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE agents on Friday during a protest outside the Broadview Processing Center in Chicago, where immigrant detainees are held.

Lessons From Chicago’s Left, Two Years in Power

Alex Han, Asha Ransby-Sporn, Jeanette Taylor, Daniel Denvir Jacobin
With Zohran Mamdani on the cusp of victory in New York City, the Left should learn from the ups and downs of embattled Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson.

Going Backwards on Rights With Trump

Rebecca Gordon TomDispatch
On September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court did its best to murder what’s left of civil rights in this country.