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Legendary activist Angela Davis headlines Detroit rally

October 12, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Author, lecturer, university professor and renowned activist Angela Davis is the scheduled guest speaker at an Oct. 24 rally in Detroit.

2012 countdown: Time for the left to step to the plate

October 10, 2012 By Sam Webb

For the past year the left has debated the merits of participation in the election process. As you might expect, not everyone is on the same page.

California approves election-day voter registration

October 5, 2012 By Juan Lopez

While Republican state governments press to restrict the vote, California's governor signed a bill allowing voters to register up to and on Election Day.

Detroit increases voting access, defying “tyrants”

October 5, 2012 By John Rummel

"The right to vote preserves all other rights; tyrants deny people the right to vote," Jesse Jackson told a big voter mobilization rally here Thursday.

Jailed in the land of the free

October 4, 2012 By Michael Langdon

In the middle of last year, due to a traffic violation, I spent a few months as a guest of our local county correctional facility.