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The Welcome Table’s Socialist Vision for Climate Refugees

Josh Fox, An Interview by Ed Rampell Convergence
Gasland director Josh Fox’s new HBO documentary, The Welcome Table, argues the climate emergency is inseparable from empire, capitalism, and the fight for universal freedom of movement.

Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism

Robert Jensen LA Progressive
In a candid cross-racial dialogue, Cornelia Gipson and Robert Jensen explore white identity, internalized racism, privilege, empathy, and why honest conversations about race remain so difficult—and so necessary.

This Week in People’s History, Jun 24–30, 2026

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Photo of a pack of cigarettes and its health-hazard warning A Long-Delayed Warning at Long Last (1964), U.S. Thumbs Nose at International Court of Justice (1986), A Champion in More Ways than One (1971), A Braver, Saner, Truer Rebel (1916), Holding the Line Against Trump Administration Sexism (1966)

How Becoming a Dad Changes Men’s Brains

Tanya Lewis Scientific American
Fathers show changes in some of the same brain areas as mothers, but the effect of parenthood on dads isn’t nearly as well studied

The Social Security Shortfall and Trump’s Big Military Budget

Dean Baker Center for Economic and Policy Research
Social Security: the reason for the projected shortfall is the upward redistribution of income over the last half-century; the projected shortfall is far less money than the increase in military spending Trump is requesting for his 2027 budget.
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