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The U.S. Must Force Israel To End Its War on Iran

Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith In These Times
Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear special responsibility to work to end the bombing.

The Real Democratic Civil War

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
It’s not so much about ‘abundance’ as it is about how to reconnect with a justifiably angry working class.

“No Kings” Was a Rebellion in Trump Country

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
It wasn’t just large, liberal cities but the heart of Trump country that formed the base of last Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Together with his underwhelming military parade, they’re a warning of the softness of his support.

This Week in People’s History, Jun 18–24, 2025

Portside
Uniformed police officer wrestles a U.S. flag from a 5-year-old picketer Jim Crow’s Brutal Defenders (1965), Free At Last, Free At Last! (1865), ‘Her Power Shall Rest on the Strength of Her Freedoms’ (1960), Simpler Than, and Just as True as E = mc2 (1940), Happy Birthday, Industrial Workers of the World!

The Five & Dime Solution to Wealth Concentration

Gabriel Zucman The Guardian
Unprecedented wealth concentration – and the unbridled power that comes with it – distorts our democracy and drives societal and economic tensions. The Five & Dime tax would would break up concentrated wealth and generate substantial new revenue.
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