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Rev. Barber: Voting rights fight is do or die for labor

September 28, 2015 By Larry Rubin

"The labor rights and voting rights movements are interconnected - we must be smart enough to hook up; if we do, we can change this nation."

Another delay in justice for Tamir Rice

September 18, 2015 By Tim Steinhelfer

"Individuals who can help move us toward an equal justice system are too busy to prioritize the death of a 12-year-old boy."

Unionists lobby to restore, strengthen Voting Rights Act

September 18, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

"We care about workers' rights, which are in a shambles and are a disgrace, but we can't win these fights if 30 million people can't vote."

Demanding action on police crimes, Chicagoans push for civilian control

September 1, 2015 By Patrick J. Foote

The marchers carried placards with the names and faces of the most recent victims of police brutality as family members marched at the front.

Today in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown

August 31, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.