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‘Paul Robeson Day’ is now an official holiday in Washington, D.C.
April 10, 2024Mayor Bowser signs proclamation recognizing contribution of Claudia Jones School and D.C. Friends of People’s World in winning holiday.
Read more‘Power & Light’ shows clash of genius between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla
April 4, 2024The play tracks more than half a century of inspiration and invention as we come to understand some of the intellectual processes that eventually took the world to the technological landscape we know today.
Read more‘Atlantic Pact peril’: NATO war alliance turns 75
April 4, 2024Blocking the war moves of NATO and working for the alliance’s abolition are chief tasks for the peace movement in this country today—just like they were in 1949.
Read moreEl golpe de 1964 continúa en las escuelas militares de Brasil
April 2, 2024RECIFE, Pernambuco — Quizás un mejor titular sería “La enseñanza de la historia falsa en las escuelas militares de Brasil”. Pienso en los jóvenes de los Colegios Militares, en los jóvenes ardientes que tienen que memorizar...
Read moreThe 1964 coup continues in Brazil’s military schools
April 2, 2024Perhaps a better headline would be “The teaching of false history in Brazil's military schools.”
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