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Honoring Black History Month: “The Children’s March” documentary film

February 27, 2018 By Gabe Falsetta

Dateline Birmingham, Alabama, May 2nd, 1963. One of the most racist and unequal cities in America is witness to an extraordinary show of boldness.

The future of the union movement hits the Supreme Court

February 27, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

"You're basically arguing, 'Do away with unions," Justice Sotomayor told the attorney for the union foes.

This week in history: Mine explosion kills 74 in Montana

February 27, 2018 By Special to People’s World

Seventy-five years ago, an explosion at the Montana Coal and Iron Company mine, near Red Lodge, the county seat for Carbon County, killed 74 workers.

L.A. workers rally to denounce Right to Work, appeal to Supreme Court

February 27, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

Several hundred workers massed on Monday, Feb. 26 in a militant rally to protest the billionaire-driven Janus case.

Scientists stunned by off-the-charts Arctic temperatures, record-low sea ice

February 26, 2018 By Lorraine Chow

"Just how hot is the Arctic now? Hotter than ever measured in the winter. Human-caused climate change is beginning to radically transform our planet."