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This Week in People’s History, Jun 3–9, 2026

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Anti-nuke demonstrators pulling down a fence at the Shoreham construction site On the Way to a Major People’s Victory (1979), An Ideological Earthquake (1956), The Novelist Who Started the Civil War, Sort Of (1851), Standing Up for Civil Rights Isn’t Easy (1966), Municipal Workers Flex Their Muscles, But It Doesn’t Help (1971)

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Can Workers Have Free Speech Rights?

Andrew Strom onlabor
Freedom of speech doesn’t count for much if workers have to worry about being fired just for expressing a point of view that their boss doesn’t like.

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The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Sarah Jaffe In These Times
Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of “efficiency,” are slashing and burning public services.

Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More

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Reader Comments: Democrats' Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity !?!; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; Cartoons; more.....
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