Opinion – Page 537 – People's World

No U.S.-NATO intervention in Syria

August 27, 2013 By PW Editorial

No matter who is to blame for the chemical attacks, an escalated war with U.S. and NATO involvement would be disastrous. We strongly oppose an escalation of the war via U.S. and NATO intervention.

Civil rights 2013: a cautionary tale from Alabama

August 23, 2013 By Scott Douglas

In July of 1963, I was preparing for my senior year at Nashville's Pearl High School. For me, news about the civil rights movement became an unsettling blend of darkest tragedies and heady victories.

1963 March on Washington transformed my town

August 23, 2013 By Bob Tripp

This is the story of one direct outcome of the 1963 March on Washington, to which I went as a member of the Huntington Township Committee on Human Relations in Suffolk County, Long Island.

Free Chelsea Manning and all political prisoners

August 23, 2013 By Lily Connor

For most Americans, the phrase "political prisoner" conjures up images of shady foreign governments plucking dissidents from their beds at night, never to be heard from again.

Three generations march on Washington

August 23, 2013 By Elena Mora

I'm very proud that my father and uncle, Joe and Dennis Mora, were both at the 1963 March on Washington, one of many demonstrations and activities they participated in during the civil rights heyday.