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Stories about vulnerable kids take top journalism awards

August 6, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Stories about some of the world's most vulnerable children, in Afghanistan and Los Angeles, were among the winners of top prizes in The News Guild's annual Heywood Broun Awards competition.

As groups converge on Chicago, watchdogs expose ALEC slush fund

August 5, 2013 By Special to People’s World

ALEC is running a secret, multi-million dollar slush fund that pays for lavish junkets for state lawmakers and has lied to the IRS.

International groups to Iran’s new president: End trade union repression

August 5, 2013 By Committee for Defence of Iranian Peoples Rights

CODIR's call for action has brought together major UK trade unions.

Today in labor history: Workers’ rule crushed in Hungary

August 5, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On August 7, 1919, the Republic of the Councils of Hungary in Budapest was crushed by foreign reactionaries.

Corporate ineptitude in Navy contract looms over union drive

August 5, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Corporate ineptitude on a big U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract is looming over the latest organizing drive among Austal shipyard workers there.