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Tidbits-Feb 26- Reader Comments: State of the Union or of the Confederacy; Justice Department; Minneapolis Victory; Last Week’s People’s History – a Correction; Need To Take Action: Cuban Americans Say: Engagement Not Escalation; More and Cartoons

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Reader Comments: State of the Union or of the Confederacy; Justice Department; Minneapolis Victory; Last Week's People's History - A Correction; Need to Take Action: Cuban Americans Say: Engagement Not Escalation; lots more and cartoons too...

End the War on the Cuban People!

Chuck Idelson Common Dreams
President Donald Trump’s expansion of the blockade is the latest chapter in an aggression waged by 12 successive US presidents. It’s time to close the book.

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Why Labor Needs a Declaration of Political Independence

Les Leopold Common Dreams
No matter how you slice the demographics, aside from Democratic and Republican Party operatives, a new working-class political party independent of the Democrats and Republicans is really popular.

Trump’s Intervention in Iran Will Be a Disaster

Vivek Chibber, Melissa Naschek Jacobin
Iranians have been trying to complete their democratic revolution for over a century. Every time the US gets involved, it sets that project back by decades.

A Coup Is Coming. Only the Socialist Left Can Stop It.

Sam Lewis Convergence
MAGA is clear about its intent to attempt a coup, centrist forces at the heart of the Democratic Party will be unable to resist it. We need a movement led by the socialist left and a presidential candidate like AOC to resist the coup.

Friday Nite Videos | February 20, 2026

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Mamdani’s Fight for Economic Justice Is a Model. PDF File ("American Pie" Parody). The Scientific Lie That Damaged Generations of Men. Why Are the Peace Talks Not Working? What Was Immigration Like Before ICE?
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