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This Week in People’s History, October 21–27, 2026

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Theater poster for the 1936 play 'It Can't Happen Here' ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Is the Ironic Title of a Story about a Fascist Takeover of the U.S. that is Foiled in the End – Will There Come a Day When It Stops Being Ironic Because the Story Doesn’t Have a Happy Ending?

This Week in People’s History, Jul 23–29, 2025

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Ohio National Guard troops firing at student protesters Ever Try to Throw a Rock 85 Yards? (1970), Vietnam Stands Up to U.S. Bombs (1965), Big Win for Civil Disobedience (1960), Nazis Are Like Pirates (1935), Ink-Stained Wretches’ Safety Net (1935), The Road to Hell (1965), Genocide, Texas-Style (1910)
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