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Don’t Coddle For-Profit Insurers—Take Them On!

Dr. Rob Stone Common Dreams
As a physician, my life’s goal is to practice medicine in a country where everyone has healthcare, everybody in and nobody out. Why not do battle with the insurance industry and their billionaire backers? There has to be a fight. Let’s have it.

This Week in People’s History, Aug 26-Sep 1, 2026

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Colin Kaepernick and two teammates taking a knee before a 49ers game Kaepernick Can’t be Cancelled (2016 and 2026), You Don’t Need Official Permission to Adjudicate Crimes Against Humanity (1966), You Can Trust Us, We’re Landlords (1966), Dying in the Desert? Don’t Expect any Help from ICE (2006)

Germany’s Die Linke Takes a Stand

Ruairi Casey Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Die Linke surges past the SPD in polls as it battles austerity and the far-right—and names the genocide in Gaza.

Puerto Rico’s Independence Movement Is Gaining Strength

Cruz Bonlarron Martínez Convergence
Since the 19th century, the choice between independence and incorporation into the US has been a central issue for Puerto Rican politics. Support for the left-wing Puerto Rico Independence Party is now surging among the country’s youth.
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