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The main political issue of the year stems from Scalia’s death

February 16, 2016 By Dominique Paul Noth

Within hours, the Senate Republicans formed a blockade: They would wait more than ten months for the next president to replace Scalia no matter who President Obama sent their way.

This week in history: First black athlete wins Winter Olympics gold

February 16, 2016 By Special to People’s World

Ten years ago this week, in Turin, Italy, speed skater Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games.

With Scalia’s death, 4-4 split means uncertain outcomes in major cases

February 15, 2016 By C.J. Atkins

The sudden injection of a Supreme Court nomination battle into the midst of the presidential primaries hugely raises the stakes for November.

Shady bond deals at root of Chicago school funding crisis

February 11, 2016 By John Wojcik And Roberta Wood

Over a billion dollars of taxpayer money will be diverted from Chicago's school children to high interest loan payments to bankers over the next three decades.

Inequality by the numbers

February 11, 2016 By Rev. Jim Conn

We Americans like to think of ourselves as a middle-class country where the top is not out of reach and the bottom doesn't pose such a grim, cautionary specter.