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Illinois House moves to abolish death penalty

January 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

CHICAGO - In a landmark vote Jan. 6, the Illinois House passed a measure to abolish the death penalty in the state.

Governor’s murder is crime against Pakistani people, too

January 7, 2011 By Special to People’s World

The following is a statement issued by the Communist Party of Pakistan on the day of the murder of Governor Salmaan Taseer.

Labor board calls for new election at Berkeley Bowl

January 7, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

A long-simmering labor struggle at the popular Berkeley Bowl Marketplace supermarket has taken a new turn with the National Labor Relations Board's year-end announcement that it has ordered a rerun of a June 2010 election to...

Cuba retools its socialism

January 7, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba is charting a new socialist course, asking "What is socialism, if not to give well-being to the people and redistribute the resources in the best way possible?"

“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says

January 7, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.