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Haiti’s Political Impasse

Greg Beckett NACLA
Haiti’s current form of “checkpoint governance” represents a structural transformation in how politics works in the country. What defines Haiti now is an impasse—a condition of blockage and immobility that traps millions in place.

This Week in People’s History, Jul 2–8, 2025

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Headshot of President Trump and the headline Can Trump Actually Repeal It?
Who You Gonna Call? (1965), THIS Is Why Haiti Is So Impoverished (1825), ‘Fight—Don't Starve!’ (1930), One Pipeline Too Many (2020), Happy Birthday to The Nation (1865), Mercury Poisoning at Its Worst (1975), Cuba Stands Up to Uncle Sam (1960)

Study of Nazi Courts Full of Grim Lessons for Today

Tom Sandborn Rabble (Canada)
While the most horrific acts of injustice in German courtrooms may have occurred during the reign of Hitler, in many ways the courts had been corrupted by right-wing extremism years before, and helped facilitate his rise to power.