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Protesters denounce Cleveland jail conditions

January 14, 2019 By Special to People’s World

Since last June eight people have died and 55 attempted suicide while in custody.

Secret White House memo says end pensions and retiree health benefits

January 11, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

And James Sherk, the “labor” advisor for Trump’s Domestic Policy Council, also demands Trump call for enacting pension “reforms” – a code word for cuts – for the nation’s current two million federal workers.

Persecution, torture, global warming: The health challenges of an asylum-seeker

January 8, 2019 By Marc Lavietes

PTSD, depression, and infectious diseases are common among asylum-seekers. Medical organizations are taking note.

Scott Walker refusing to ride quietly into the sunset

January 7, 2019 By Dominique Paul Noth

Scott Walker is manufacturing the slowest possible ride into the sunset after being beaten for governor of Wisconsin in 2018.

DeLauro, Schakowsky get jump on Congress with Medicare For America bill

January 4, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Two influential, activist and progressive Democrats have gotten a jump on the agenda of the incoming 116th Congress by introducing a detailed Medicare for America bill.