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30 Constitution in the Crosshairs: The Far Right’s Plan for a New Confederacy The rightwing subversion of U.S. democracy is closer than you think. NANCY MACLEAN and ARN PEARSON

34 Forging a New Path as Partners with Latin America A group of U.S. lawmakers recently visited South America with a fresh perspective on U.S. foreign policy in the region. JEFF ABBOTT

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VOLUME 87, NUMBER 6 • This issue of The Progressive went to press on November 15, 2023.

Organize or Die

Unions must use their current momentum to propel new organizing.

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38 Why Are We Still Here,

and How Will We Survive? Finding answers in the third-oldest city on Earth. JEANNE CHILTON DEVON

43 Breaking’s Storied Road to the Olympics From the South Bronx to the Summer Olympics,

this urban dance style finally gets its due. MARCUS REEVES

47 Don’t Blame the Squad; End the Killing Please, don’t send more of my tax dollars for death. BILL LUEDERS

Reps. Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, and Ayanna Pressley participate in a press conference on Oct. 20 announcing a House resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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48 Truth Should Not Be a Casualty of War Instead of questioning the news from Gaza, international media should be free to report it for themselves. SAMER BADAWI

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