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“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far

January 13, 2014 By Norman Markowitz

No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.

Jobless rate drops because 525,000 stop searching

January 10, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

The unemployment rate ended up at 6.7 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent at the end of 2012 and 0.3 percent but only because more than half a million people stopped looking for work altogether,...

Amiri Baraka, preeminent poet and activist, dies at age 79

January 10, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Amiri Baraka, one of the country's preeminent African American poets, playwrights and activists died Thursday at Newark's Beth Israel Hospital after a brief illness.

West Virginia chemical spill causes state of emergency

January 10, 2014 By John Case

More than 100,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in nine counties around Charleston, W. Va., are without water due to a chemical leak into the Elk River, which provides water for an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people.

Chicago People’s World gala heats up for Sunday

January 7, 2014 By Barbara Russum

The 26th Annual People's World/Mundo Popular gala promises a hot time in this freezing town!