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Don’t Look Away From Cuba

Chris Mills Rodrigo Foreign Policy in Focus
The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest in a string of escalations aimed at building pretext for a U.S. invasion of the island nation.

This Week in People’s History, Jul 22–28, 2026

Portside
Thomas Nast cartoon of William Tweed, a difficult prisoner Enriching Oneself in High Office Does Not Ensure a Comfortable Death (1871), Conquest of Florida Starts with a Massacre (1816), Delbert Tibbs, Whose Time on Death Row Led Him to His Calling (1976)

The ICC Scares Trumpworld. Good.

Matt Ford The New Republic
Marco Rubio says the administration will try to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court. Who is he trying to protect?

Progressive Troy Jackson Wins ME Senate Nomination

David Dayen The American Prospect
The North Woods logger out-organized everyone to take Graham Platner’s place. “In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it,” Jackson said.

The Politics of Kurdish-Palestinian Solidarity

Kerem Schamberger Convergence
The Kurdish and Palestinian movements were forged in a common anti-colonial tradition. Their different political trajectories now reveal two competing models of liberation in the 21st century.

The Case for Tripling Union Membership

Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens, Jennifer Sherer, Ben Zipperer, Margaret Polydock Economic Policy Institute
How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
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