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This Week in People’s History, Nov 26-Dec 2, 2025

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Outdoor celebration of Indigenous People's Day Talk Nice or Shut Up! (1970), ‘You Can Protest, But We Don’t Care’ (1965), State Department’s Embarrassing Secrets (2010), One of Robert Moses’s Many Bad Ideas (1955), Throwing Jim Crow Off the Bus (1955), Wrist Slaps for Killer Cops (1975)

Ukraine and Europe Rewrite US-Russia ‘Peace Plan’

Luke Harding in Kyiv, Jon Henley and Pjotr Sauer The Guardian
Some of Russia’s maximalist demands have been removed from original 28-point proposal drawn up last month by Vladimir Putin’s special envoy and Trump’s representative Steve Witkoff. European leaders warn that no deal can be reached quickly.

50 Years After Franco’s Death: Vindicating Democratic Memory

Marga Ferré Transform!Europe
The far right disputes memory in order to open up the possibility of authoritarian government on the horizon of expectations. Our horizon is built from a different place: the idea that fascism will never return, ever again.

Sunday Science: The Gravity Particle Should Exist. So Where Is It?

Matthew John O'Dowd YouTube
Explore the elusive graviton, a potential quantum particle of gravity. This video investigates its existence and role in unifying physics' two major theories. Learn how physicists attempt to quantize gravity, despite significant challenges.
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