free speech

A lesson I learned from Donald Trump

May 3, 2016 By Noreen Hernandez

I understand why protesters blocked access to Donald Trump's rally in Arizona. But I don't agree. History has shown the danger of silencing speech.

Canada’s prime minister jams anti-union law through Parliament

July 13, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

"Unions are far more democratic, transparent, and accountable to their members than this prime minister and his government are to taxpayers."

NLRB official: Mercedes breaks labor law at Alabama auto plant

August 8, 2014 By PAI

The UAW effort in Alabama is part of the union's new focus on organizing autoworkers at foreign "transplant" plants in the South.

The brief but bright life of Aaron Swartz – R.I.P.

June 27, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Brian Knappenberger's riveting documentary, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is required viewing for anyone who values free speech and justice.

Today in labor history: The murder of Frank Little

August 1, 2013 By Special to People’s World

August 1, 1917: After organizing a strike against the Anaconda Copper Company, Frank Little was dragged by six masked men from his Butte, Mont., hotel room and hung from a railroad trestle.