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Kristallnacht 1938: Assassination of Nazi becomes pretext for campaign of terror

September 22, 2025 By Special to People’s World

These selections from our archives carry fresh relevance and offer lessons.

Daily Worker 1933: Reichstag burns; Nazis blame Communists and radical left

September 16, 2025 By Special to People’s World

Hitler seized on the fire, blaming the Communists and the supposed radical left as a whole and using the blaze as an excuse to kill German democracy.

Archives 2020: People’s World reports from inside Wuhan

March 12, 2024 By C.J. Atkins

Weeks before the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and long before Trump was even paying attention, People’s World covered the emerging health crisis from inside COVID-hit Wuhan.