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This Week in People’s History, April 9–15, 2025

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President Trump making a televised presentation about the pandemic Peddling Snake Oil from the Oval Office (2020), Refugees from the Great Dust-Up (1935), Jonas Salk, Lifesaver (1955), Fighting Racism for the Long Haul (1775), Ireland’s Prelude to Freedom (1920), Getting Organized to Fight Jim Crow (1960)

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Bill McKibben The Crucial Years
A few thoughts on the last day of the old world

A Public Model for Home Insurance

Moira Birss, MacKenzie Marcelin Dissent
We must reimagine our disaster risk finance system so it reduces exposure and provides protection fairly.
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