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Jeb Bush call for Americans to work more hours draws backlash

July 9, 2015 By John Wojcik

"It's easy for Jeb to sit extra hours at his corporate board meetings, but the average worker already clocks in 47 hours a week while wages remain stagnant."

Indigenous news: Apache Stronghold caravan, First Lady meets with tribal youth

July 9, 2015 By Andrea Perkins

An Apache Indian caravan is making a stop in Denver to draw attention to a land grab by a mining giant.

St. Louis minimum wage hike threatened

July 9, 2015 By St. Louis Labor Tribune

Meanwhile, the GOP majority in the legislature is pushing HB722, to ban cities and counties from raising the minimum wage on their own.

United States still trying to undermine Cuba’s government

July 9, 2015 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba and the U.S. will soon open embassies in their two capital cities, ending 54 years of no diplomatic relations. Yet normal bi-national relations are unlikely.

Today in history: Russell-Einstein manifesto for peace

July 9, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The manifesto urged nations to find peaceful ways to settle differences and to renounce the use of nuclear weapons, which only promised "universal death."