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Art Perlo, ‘Gentle Giant,’ 1947-2021
December 23, 2021Art Perlo, lifelong Communist beloved for his stalwart dedication, modesty, wit, and wisdom, passed away on Dec. 18 after a year-long battle with bladder cancer.
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Barbara Russum, People’s World production manager, retires
December 22, 2021Barbara and People’s World (or Daily World, as it was then called) first met a half-century ago—at a rally to free political prisoner Angela Davis in 1971.
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Joe Manchin: The Grinch Who Stole Child Tax Credits
December 22, 2021Manchin killed child tax credit payments and offers only coal to the children of the nation this Christmas.
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The Christmas tree we chose
December 22, 2021Working-class families are often stretched thin by the time the holidays come around and have to make do with what they can. Former PW editor Tim Wheeler shares a story from Christmas Eve 1964.
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School board wars: Republicans’ anti-CRT strategy less successful than they hoped
December 22, 2021“People are looking for common-sense leaders who are going to do good things for their kids,” one union leader says. “It’s a sign that voters are shouting out for sanity.”
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