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Not So Fast on Ukraine

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Trump’s pitiful pivot to Putin has awakened two sleeping giants—Republican opposition and European unity.

This Week in People’s History, Feb 26-Mar 4, 2025

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Newspaper headline reading ENDING OF ALL LIFE BY HYDROGEN BOMB HELD A POSSIBILITY
Building a Doomsday Machine (1950), A Rogue Agency? (1975), Origins of International Women’s Day (1909), Gradual Emancipation Is Better than None (1780), Kicking Jim Crow off the Bus (1955), Robeson’s Best (1940), Happy Birthday, Vivaldi! (1725)

The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Sarah Jaffe In These Times
Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of “efficiency,” are slashing and burning public services.

The Mediterranean Diet Is a Lie

Alessandro Ford Politico
The Mediterranean diet has become a mishmash of hyperbole, half-truths and howlers, stirred together for political and commercial ends.

Inside the Labor Grammys: Joe Hill – Still Alive As You and Me

Craig Smith Power at Work
It is a song that turns the tragic tale it begins with into a veritable shout, for it concludes not as a somber dirge for one fallen fellow worker but as a soaring call for collective action and for all working people to stand up for their rights.

Left Party Makes Comeback in German Election

Marcel Fürstenau DW
Early projections say Germany's socialist Left Party has managed to get reelected into the Bundestag, with a historically high result. This comes after a successful election campaign.