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Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike

April 4, 2014 By John Bachtell

"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."

Iraq duty may have affected Fort Hood shooter

April 3, 2014 By Kelly Sinclair

His rampage ended during a stand-off with a military policewoman when Lopez took his own life.

President celebrates Obamacare sign-up, rips Republicans

April 2, 2014 By John Wojcik

President Obama made celebratory remarks at the White House yesterday after more than seven million signed up for health insurance.

Today in women’s history: Abigail Adams attacked sexism, “fomented rebellion”

March 31, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams urged the Continental Congress and her husband, John Adams, to consider women's rights.

Unions hail NLRB official’s ruling that college athletes can unionize

March 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

It would be a landmark victory for college athletes, whose scholarships are now awarded at the whim of their institutions and who have little or no protection against on-the-job injuries.