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Georgia police shoot LGBTQ student during mental health crisis

September 19, 2017 By Michelle Zacarias

The shooting of Scout Schultz has further fueled the debate over police responses to people dealing with mental health issues.

GOP’s last-ditch attempt would replace ACA with block grants

September 19, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Their latest repeal effort would turn almost all federal health spending into block grants, leaving states decide whom to serve and how to spend.

Trump threatens to “totally destroy” North Korea at United Nations

September 19, 2017 By Jonathan Lemire And Darlene Superville

The U.S. president belligerently threatened North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela, while pushing for a right-wing ultra-nationalist global alliance.

Germany’s Left Party puts money where its mouth is on women’s rights

September 19, 2017 By John Wojcik

All leadership bodies in the party must have 50 percent women. For the top positions, no man can hold office unless he has a female co-leader with equal power and responsibilities.

This week in history: September 21 is World Peace Day

September 18, 2017 By Special to People’s World

In 1982, the United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, the International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, to be devoted to commemorating...