Politics – Page 837 – People's World

Peace movement reviving to challenge U.S.’ empire of foreign bases

April 10, 2018 By Cameron Orr

Chalmers Johnson once wrote, “America’s version of the colony is the military base.” With over 800 of them, the U.S. has built an empire that wraps around the globe.

Teachers rebellion maps our path to power

April 9, 2018 By Erica Smiley

Like their forebears, working people today are not waiting until the perfect legal framework is in place before they fight back.

MLK’s children: U.S. needs values revolution, not a sanitized idol

April 6, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson

"Quite frankly, I would say there were a number of reasons my father was killed. He was talking about a radical redistribution of wealth,” Martin Luther King III said.

Gerrymandering an issue for voters now in Ohio

April 6, 2018 By Bruce Bostick

Voters in the important state of Ohio will have the opportunity to vote against partisan gerrymandering, thanks to organizing.

Bayard Rustin: The gay union organizer who helped MLK change the world

April 5, 2018 By Shellea Allen And Tim Schlittner

As America observes the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, there is one name you may not hear: Bayard Rustin.