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NYC’s Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options

Merici Vinton, Mark Egerman Convergence
The Left needs to show it can deliver bold, ambitious new public services. Zohran Mamdani can transform the Economic Development Corporation into an incubator for public goods that can meet the needs of all New Yorkers.

This Week in People’s History, May 27-Jun 2, 2026

Portside
Operation Condor's leadership Hard Time for Right-Wing Terrorists (2016), General Strike Stops Rochester Cold (1946), ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ (1851), A Real Super-Hero (1431), A ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack’ (1921}, ‘Death-Flow from a Pipe’ (1972)

‘Buffer Zone’ Is Media’s Euphemism for Israeli Occupation

Gregory Shupak FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
US corporate media consistently muddy Israeli expansionism in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon through a combination of abstruse language and linguistic balms like “buffer zone” and “security zone.”

Amazon Is Bleeding the Post Office Dry

Rachael Herring Convergence
The US Postal Service promises to deliver mail to rural areas where private carriers won’t extend service because it isn’t profitable. Now Amazon is taking advantage of that publicly built infrastructure for its own gain — at rural mail carriers’ exp
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