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War & Genocide on Earth Day

Melissa Garriga Consortium News
U.S. military aggression and imperial ambitions leave a trail of natural destruction — all under the guise of national security, writes Melissa Garriga.

FTC To Finalize Noncompete Rule Today

David Dayen, Luke Goldstein The American Prospect
The fight now shifts to the courts, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will likely try to strip the agency of its rulemaking authority.

The FBI Agent and Informant Behind Fred Hampton’s Murder

Aaron J. Leonard Jacobin
Special Agent Roy Martin Mitchell was recognized in the FBI for his skill in developing informants in “the racial field.” Now we know the extent of Mitchell’s activities — including how they aided the killing of the Black Panther Party’s Fred Hampton

Wisconsin on Earth Day: The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected

Amy Barrilleaux Wisconsin Examiner
We know our health depends on the health of our planet. Clean Wisconsin, the state’s oldest environmental organization, was founded on the first Earth Day in 1970. But for all of us, every day is Earth Day.

This Week in People’s History, Apr 23–29

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The cover of the book, The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
Class Struggle by the Book (in 1914), The Global South Gets Organized (1955), Portugal Dumps Fascism (1974), Apartheid’s End (1994), Nixon on the Skids (1974), Pray for the Dead, Fight for the Living (1989), A College with No Color Line (1854)

We Are Already Defying the Supreme Court

Ryan Doerfler, Samuel Moyn Dissent
The risks of calling on politicians to push back against the court must be weighed against the present reality of a malign judicial dictatorship.