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Poor people in the U.S. also benefitted from Venezuelan oil

March 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Chavez cared about the poor at a time when "some of the wealthiest people on our planet have more money than they can ever reasonably expect to spend."

Good news for Alabama: Angela Davis to be honored

March 11, 2013 By Dan Turner

"The south does have a rich tradition of progressives. It might be thin, but it's strong."

Today in women’s history: Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” published

March 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The book, by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is frequently called the world's first science fiction novel.

Official jobless rate ticks down; 236,000 new jobs

March 11, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The nation's jobless rate dropped 0.1 percent in February, to 7.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Groups fight to remove Cuba from “terrorism sponsors” list

March 11, 2013 By Emile Schepers

A consortium of organizations announced a new push to get Cuba taken off the State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list.