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St. Louis workers celebrate increase in minimum wage

September 3, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky

In all, about 50,000 low-wage workers in St. Louis will see an immediate pay increase come October 15.

Video: AFL-CIO’s Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks “ugly” and “dangerous”

September 1, 2015

AFL-CIO's Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks "ugly" and "dangerous."

Demanding action on police crimes, Chicagoans push for civilian control

September 1, 2015 By Patrick J. Foote

The marchers carried placards with the names and faces of the most recent victims of police brutality as family members marched at the front.

Today in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown

August 31, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.

Iran deal likely to survive Capitol Hill opposition

August 31, 2015 By Larry Rubin

Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Jerrold Nadler make two more votes to sustain President Obama's veto of the sure-to-come House and Senate resolutions to kill the Iran deal.