U.S. – Page 1696 – People's World

Illinois: One pen away from abolishing the death penalty

January 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Lawmakers are poised to make Illinois the first state to end capital punishment since 2009.

Homelessness, poverty up across the country

January 14, 2011 By Joe Sims

The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

The GOP attack on NPR

January 14, 2011 By Vivian Weinstein

The Republicans' main interest in the NPR fights is to destroy this nation's only democratically controlled media.

This is a heat wave, at least in the long term

January 13, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Unfortunately, the Republican Party, especially its Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin / tea party section, either doesn't believe or refuses to believe the truth about climate change.

Unions mount a big push against the Senate filibuster

January 13, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Labor and progressive organizations say it is essential to end procedures that have allowed a Republican minority in that body to stall or kill a wide array of progressive legislation.